The Keepers

by Ken Trethewey

This book describes the adventures of a family of lighthouse keepers at the South Foreland lighthouse in southeast England. It is infused with the history of building the famous Eddystone lighthouse.

258 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 2, 2012

About the author

Ken is a retired marine engineer specialising in corrosion and materials engineering. He obtained his PhD at Leicester University in 1976 and became a chartered chemist. However, thanks to a career in the Royal Navy, Ken was able to cross over into the world of engineering where he became a chartered engineer also. He currently works as a pharologist. Based in Cornwall UK, he has written books about corrosion engineering, lighthouses and jazz. When he is not pursuing pharology, he operates his own publishing business, Jazz-Fusion Books.