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The Light Between Oceans: The heartrending Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy pick

The Light Between Oceans: The heartrending Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy pick

by M L Stedman (Author), M L Stedman (Author)

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    Paperback 2013

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Synopsis

The crying persisted. The door of the ligthhouse clanged in the distance, and Tom's tall frame appeared on the gallery as he scanned the island with the binoculars. 'Izzy!' he yelled, 'a boat!' He vanished and re-emerged at ground level. 'It's a boat all right,' Tom declared. 'And - oh cripes! There's a bloke, but -' The figure was motionless, yet the cries still rang out. He hoisted out a woollen bundle: a woman's soft lavender cardigan wrapped around a tiny, screaming infant. Tom Sherbourne, released from the horrors of the First World War, is now a lighthouse keeper, cocooned on a remote island with his young wife Izzy, who is content in everything but her failure to have a child. One April morning, a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man - and a crying baby. Safe from the real world, Tom and Izzy break the rules and follow their hearts. It is a decision with devastating consequences.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 464
 Publisher: Black Swan
Published: 11 Apr 2013
ISBN 10: 0552779075
ISBN 13: 9780552779074
Book Overview: A stunning debut novel about a lighthouse keeper and his wife. They break the rules and follow their hearts. What happens next will break yours.
 Prizes: Winner of Nielsen BookData/ABA Book of the Year Award - Booksellers' Choice 2013. Long-listed for Miles Franklin Literary Award 2013.

Media Reviews
A love story that is both persuasive and tender * The Sunday Times *
An extraordinary book . . . as inevitable as Hardy at his most doom-laden. And as unforgettable * Guardian *
A description of the extraordinary, sustaining power of a marriage to bind two people together in love, through the most emotionally harrowing circumstances * Daily Mail *
It is not only the plot that it so compelling . . . What makes this wonderful novel stand out is the cast of emotionally fragile characters, all of whom inspire tremendous sympathy in the reader * Daily Express *
A moving tale . . . prepare to weep * New York Times *
Author Bio
M.L. STEDMAN was born and raised in Western Australia and now lives in London. The Light Between Oceans is her first novel. An award-winning international bestseller, the book has already sold over 3 million copies in the English language alone, and is published in 45 countries. In 2016 it was made into a Dreamworks film starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, produced by Heyday Films.