Lighthousekeeping tells the tale of silver ("My mother called me silver. I was born part precious metal, part pirate."), an orphaned girl who is taken in by blind mr. Pew, the mysterious and miraculously old keeper of a ...Lighthousekeeping tells the tale of silver ("My mother called me silver. I was born part precious metal, part pirate."), an orphaned girl who is taken in by blind mr. Pew, the mysterious and miraculously old keeper of a lighthouse on the Scottish coast.