''The Light on the Island'', by Helene Glidden, recounts her early years in the lighthouse on Patos Island in Washington State's San Juan Islands. Set during Edward Durgan's eight-year term as lighthouse keeper from 1905–1913, it offers a child's perspective on a number of adult themes, including death, murder, strong language, and

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that many of the events in the book could not have happened as described and that many of the characters were not on the island, either from flawed memory or the desire to make the story more interesting.

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discussion of errors in the book 1951 American novels Novels set in Washington (state) American autobiographical novels San Juan County, Washington Novels set on islands Coward-McCann books {{US-bio-book-stub