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    The Lighthouse Fire
    The Lighthouse Fire
    The Lighthouse Fire
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    The Lighthouse Fire

    By Donald Averill

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    I t was October of 1952 when ten-year-old Millie Harris moved in with the Linfield family, who ran the lighthouse in Crafton, Maine. Millie's stay was to be temporary while her parents delivered a yacht to the Bahamas. Millie was told by an FBI agent, her half-sister, that her parents had been kidnapped, but no ransom demands had been made. A se

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInk Start Media
    Release dateApr 17, 2023
    ISBN9781958004890
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