Grace: Historical fiction about Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper’s daughter
By Helen Steadman
By Helen Steadman
Publisher: Bell Jar Books
Page Length: 383
Genre: Biographical Historical Fiction
A young woman answers a cry across the water and loses herself in the echo.
Longstone Lighthouse, 1838.
Grace Darling wakens to the howl of wind screaming over stone and the sight of a ship smashed against the rocks. No stranger to the fury of the sea, she braves the raging waters, risking her life to save nine survivors.
Her valour captures the nation’s heart, and in the aftermath of her daring rescue, she is hailed as a heroine. Painted, praised and relentlessly pursued, Grace is swept out from the shadows of solitude and into the limelight. But fame brings its own tempest, and the lighthouse keeper’s daughter soon finds herself eclipsed by her own legend.
Grace is a haunting portrait of a modest young woman consumed by the voracious gaze of Victorian Britain.
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Grace: Historical fiction about Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper’s daughter
This title will be released on 14th April 2026
Helen Steadman
Helen Steadman mostly writes biographical historical fiction (think herbs, healing, witch trials, swords, shipwrecks and lighthouses) set in the north east of England. So far, she’s written the Newcastle Witch Trials trilogy (Widdershins, Sunwise and Solstice), The Running Wolf (about the Shotley Bridge swordmakers) and Grace (about Grace Darling, the heroic lighthouse keeper’s daughter).
And then — because why not — there’s God of Fire set on Mount Olympus, which is absolutely nowhere near the north east of England. A sequel featuring Aphrodite is planned. Probably. At some point. (Helen is a slow writer. Deadlines tend to pass her by.)
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I can remember learning about Grace Darling in school.
ReplyDeleteI have made a note in my diary for when your book is released. I can't wait to read it.
I did as well, I think it was in primary school. Didn't she die really young?
DeleteThank you, Maddie. I hope you enjoy Grace, when you come to read it.
DeleteThanks very much for spotlighting my book, Mary Anne - greatly appreciated!
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