The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans
Author: M.L. Stedman
Number Of Pages: 416
EAN: 9781501127977
Release Date: 23-08-2016
Summary:
"The Light Between Oceans" by M.L. Stedman is a heart-wrenching novel set in post-World War I Australia. It tells the story of Tom Sherbourne, a lighthouse keeper, and his wife Isabel, living on the remote island of Janus Rock. Their life is marked by Isabel's devastating miscarriages. Their world changes when a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man and a crying baby. Isabel, yearning for a child, convinces Tom to keep the baby as their own, a decision that sets off a chain of events altering many lives. As they raise the child, named Lucy, the couple's joy is shadowed by the moral implications of their choice. The plot thickens when they discover the baby's biological mother, Hannah, is alive and grieving her loss on the mainland. The novel explores themes of love, loss, right versus wrong, and the consequences of our choices. It's a story of a moral dilemma, human emotions, and the painful decisions one must make.
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