![]() ![]() ![]() Their choice has devastated one of them.Įlegantly drawn (USA TODAY), The Light Between Oceans is a gorgeous debut novel, not soon to be forgotten. ![]() When she is two, Tom and Isabel return to the mainland and are reminded that there are other people in the world. But Isabel insists the baby is a gift from God, and against Tom's judgment, they claim her as their own and name her Lucy. Tom, who keeps meticulous records and whose moral principles have withstood a horrific war, wants to report the man and infant immediately. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby's cries on the wind. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Stedman’s The Light Between Oceans is a beautiful novel about isolation and courage in the face of enormous loss. A film adaptation of the same name starring Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender was released on September 2, 2016. The years-long New York Times bestseller and Goodreads Best Historical Novel that is a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page (O, The Oprah Magazine)-soon to be a major motion picture from Spielberg's Dreamworks starring Michael Fassbender, Rachel Weisz, and Alicia Vikander, and directed by Derek Cianfrance.Īfter four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day's journey from the coast. Steadmans 2012 Australian historical fiction novel, his first novel, was published on Mafrom Random House Australia. This Description may be from another edition of this product. ![]()
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