Book Review | The Light Keeper's Wife by Jennifer Mistmorgan

 

Today I am reviewing The Light Keeper’s Wife by Jennifer Mistmorgan

Book Description

They’ve come to escape their wartime secrets. But are some shadows too dark to shake off? If you love romantic historical fiction with a dash of intrigue, you’ll love The Light Keeper’s Wife .

Summer, 1946: Newlyweds Stuart and Amy Lewis have given up the MI5 desk jobs they took once the Special Operations Executive was disbanded after the war. In need of change, they head to sleepy Eden Cove to build a life together. Stuart is helping his uncle repaint the lighthouse, trying to shake the guilt inspired by his wartime work, while Amy is doing her best to be a good housekeeper. But shadows from both their pasts quickly follow them to the sleepy coastal hamlet.

When Amy is offered a job at nearby Greton Hall, she thinks she’s assisting MI5 stop Britain’s post-war secrets escaping into Soviet hands. But even in this quiet village, things aren’t always as they seem. As Amy is drawn deeper into the intrigue, cracks begin to form in her marriage to Stuart. Can they escape their pasts and find a future together? Or will the darkness overcome?

My Review

The author has a free novella which is the sequel to this story on her newsletter and I do recommend reading it but you will still follow the book as a stand alone.

We see Amy and Stuart married and moving into number 4 Sycamore Street. Stuart had spent a childhood holiday’s visiting his uncle who is the lighthouse keeper and hopes to work in the lighthouse as well. They need a break from the work they had been doing in the war and a place for Stuart to heal.

Someone from her past asks Amy to take a job nearby to help England and the intrigue starts. She has to decide will she take the job; how much will she tell Stuart. At the same time we meet the neighbour who is a font of information. I loved the intrigue and how the story builds to an action packed finale.

This book is very much Historical Suspense but in historical fiction there are really only two genres. Historical and historical romance unlike in Contemporary fiction. This is very much a Historical suspense and well worth the read. I read this book in less than a day I could not stop I had to keep going. My hope is there will be more books featuring this couple.