Shona Riddell

About The Author

Shona Riddell has a long-held fascination with lighthouses. A writer for 20 years (including her subantarctic history book Trial of Strength with Exisle), Shona lives with her husband and two daughters in Wellington, New Zealand. She enjoys cold, windy weather and stories about remote locations.

Books by Shona Riddell

Guiding Lights

The Extraordinary Lives of Lighthouse Women

By Shona Riddell
Women have a long history of keeping the lights burning, from tending ancient altar flames to manning modern day lighthouses. Yet most of their stories are little-known.
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Trial Of Strength

Adventures and Misadventures on the Wild and Remote Subantarctic Islands

By Shona Riddell
The world’s subantarctic islands circle the lower part of the globe below New Zealand, Australia, Africa and South America in the ‘Roaring Forties’ and ‘Furious Fifties’ latitudes. They are filled with unique plants and wildlife, constantly buffeted by lashing rain and furious gales, and surro...
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