Forget-Me-Not.

R. Gordon Moyles is professor emeritus of English at the University of
Alberta, co-author of Imperial Dreams and Colonial Realities: British
Views of Canada, 1880–1914, and author of The Salvation Army and the
Public.

When Jake Wiseman, a returned soldier, disfigured by war, returns to take up residence in the old lighthouse near Bridget Keats’s home, she is intrigued to know just who he is. And though she never does find out, she builds a relationship, with her offerings of flowers and food, which outlasts the fleeting experience. This is a well-told story, aimed (I would think) at eight to 11-year-old girls, and very beautifully illustrated. The story and the pictures evoke a sense of mystery and longing, of sympathy and concern, ending with understandable uncertainty: “What ever happened to the man who had come here to find peace, she sometimes wondered. She hoped he had found it at last.” Highly recommended.