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The Keeper Who Talked to Tides

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Chapter 1: The Gossip of the Sea

Every morning at six, Old Tamsin Reed climbed the spiral stairs to put out the lamp, and every morning the sea greeted her the same way: with news.

Today it was a rumour about a gull and a stolen hat. The gull, sitting on the railing in a hat, denied everything.

Tamsin had stopped being surprised years ago. The sea had a voice like gravel poured slowly from a bucket, and it could not keep a secret to save its tides.

That was the trouble. This morning, the sea had told her something it was not supposed to know.

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A gentle, slightly funny book for my daughter, who is nine. It is about a lighthouse keeper who can talk to the sea, and the sea is a terrible gossip. Seven short chapters, and an ending where the keeper finally gets some sleep.
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1The Gossip of the SeaWritten
2A Hat on the RailingWritten
3What the Fog KnewWritten
4The Night the Lamp Went QuietWritten
5Tamsin Tells a SecretWritten
6Low Tide, High HopesWritten
7The Longest SleepWritten
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Chapter 1
The Gossip of the Sea
Every morning at six, Old Tamsin Reed climbed the spiral stairs to put out the lamp, and every morning the sea greeted her the same way: with news.
Today it was a rumour about a gull and a stolen hat. The gull, sitting on the railing in a hat, denied everything.
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The kettle had been on for an hour before Anna remembered she was the one who had put it there. A letter lay beside the cup, sealed in red, addressed to herself, in her own hand.

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