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The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman – Review. Stedman’s debut novel The Light Between Oceans is a refreshingly honest and heart-wrenching work that is sure to stay with you weeks after finishing it. It tells the story of war hero-turned-lighthouse keeper Tom, and his young, feisty wife Isabel, on the tiny, fictitious island of Janus Rock.
Jul 31, 2012 · THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS is a rare melding of lyrical prose and a truly gripping read, the kind that leads one to stay up all night in order to finish the book. The story itself is both heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful, with a pitch-perfect conclusion.
Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly both gave it starred reviews. The Light Between Oceans won the 2013 Indie Book Awards Book of the Year and Debut Fiction Awards, made the 2013 longlist for the Miles Franklin Award, and the 2014 longlist of the International Dublin Literary Award. Film adaptation
345 pp. ISBN-13: 9781451681758. Summary. The debut of a stunning new voice in fiction—a novel both heartbreaking and transcendent. After 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.
The Light Between Oceans 'is intelligently and warmly written, and Stedman has done an admirable job of creating three central characters whom its possible to identify with and support, no matter how divergent their perspectives.
Reader Reviews. BookBrowse: Set in early 20th century Australia, the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who make a devastating choice. With 27 out of 30 reviewers rating it 4 or 5 stars, Margot L. Stedman's The Light Between Oceans is a top pick among BookBrowse readers! Here's what they have to say: I thoroughly enjoyed this novel.
Mar 1, 2017 · Book Review: The Light Between Oceans // M. L. Stedman. By. theindiependent. - March 1, 2017. 0. 1221. The Light Between Oceans is a novel exploring grief, tragedy and the grittiness of reality. Tom Shelbourne returns from the horrors of France in WWI to settle for an idyllic, simple life.
