The Light on the Island (50th Anniversary Edition)
Helene Glidden was born in 1900 at the New Dungeness Lighthouse on the Strait of Juan de Fuca.  She originally wrote "The Light on the Island" as a memoir for her children.  Her father was a noted lighthouse keeper in the Pacific Northwest until his death, while on duty, at the Semiahmoo Lighthouse in Blaine, Washington in 1919.Mrs. Glidden also published a cookbook, "Pacific Coast Seafood Chef" in 1953 along with many articles and stories for several magazines. Her writings contain a wonderfully innocent sense of humor and a unique wit.