The Light Between Oceans : A Novel (Hardcover)

from lit_chick

"He turned his attention to the rotation of the beam, and gave a bitter laugh at the thought that the dip of the light meant that the island itself was always left in darkness. A lighthouse is for others; powerless to illuminate the space closest to it." (Ch 20) In 1918, having spent four excruci...

from porch_reader

The key event in this book comes at the very beginning. Tom Sherbourne is the keeper of the lighthouse on Janus Rock and is secluded there for months at a time with his wife Isabel. One day, a row boat washes ashore. Inside are a dead man and a baby wrapped in her mother's sweater. Tom, who keeps...

from MayaP

It begins slowly - which is not to say it's dull in any way, only that the opening chapters open gently, like a flower, organically, naturally - as we grow to know first Tom, then Isabel, and get to know their insular, isolated island world. Then the baby arrives and the scene is set - though it'...

from rainpebble

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman I am weeping having just finished this book, one of the longlisted for the Women's Prize. (still Orange Prize to me) Tom, a Veteran of WWI & guilt ridden that he lived through the war when so many did not, has found that he is unable to cope in the world h...

from Elainekr

I had no idea once I started reading this book, how involved I would get. This is a real page turner. The characters seem so real, and the story gets more and more involved as you read each chapter. You cant possibly guess the ending. It keeps you guessing all the way through. You will remember t...