The Light by Jo Oliver

love and music holds a fam i ly clos e and

THE LIGHT

In a l i ghthous e on an island i n the s ea,

creates a sa fe haven for others.

Jo Ol iver

JO OLIVER

9 781921 928413

NEW FRONTIER PUBLISHING

ISBN 9781921928413

The Li ght

First published in Australia 2013

by New Frontier Publishing Pty Ltd

The Li ght

ABN 67 126 171 757

Suite 3, Level 2, 18 Aquatic Drive, Frenchs Forest NSW 2086, Australia www.newfrontier.com.au

Text and illustrations copyright © 2013 Jo Oliver

This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of

private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted by the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Enquiries should be addressed to the publishers.

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The Cataloguing-in-Publication entry for your forthcoming publication is as follows: National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Author: Oliver, Jo.

Title: The Light / Jo Oliver.

ISBN: 9781921928413 (hbk.)

Target Audience: For primary school age.

Subjects: Lighthouses--Juvenile fiction.

Dewey Number: A823.4

Montague Island Lighthouse: NAA: A9568,1/11/1 Designed by Celeste Vlok Printed in China

Jo Ol iver

For my father, who loved m e.

In m emory of thos e who have l ived on Montague Island and kept the l i ght shi ni ng, and the chi ldren, John and Isab el la, who are buried there.

‘The l i ght shi nes i n the darkness and the darkness has not overcom e it.’ John 1:5

The l i ghthous e stands on the hi gh, smooth rock of the island. The l i ght shi nes from dusk unti l dawn to protect thos e at s ea.

My father is the l i ghthous e keep er.

Our fam i ly l ives i n the l i ghthous e keep er’s cottage.

Som eti m es at ni ght I hear Father play his fiddle as he tends the l i ght.

In the morni ng, whi lst Father sleeps,

we have j obs to do.