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Understandable, but profoundly disturbing. Wonderful writing.
If I’ve read a more elegant and absorbing a tale of the danse macabre between morality and mortality than M.L. Stedman's The Light Between Oceans, I don’t remember it.
Stedman is a native-born and raised Aussie now living in London, and her debut novel is the story of Tom and Isabel Sherbourne, Western Australians thrown together by Tom’s pursuit of a lighthouse keeper’s station on Janus Rock, a half-day off the continent’s southwestern tip and astride the Indian and Southern Oceans. A four-y ...more
I can understand why Isabel did what she did. She could not take the chance that others would let her keep the baby even if both parents were dead. I also understand the husbands guilt . Good read
Very poignant read that beautifully depicts the tension between right and wrong decisions when emotional loss complicates the equation.
Heart-wrenching , suspenseful story beautifully told. Every detail has a meaning towards the end, and it doesn't matter who you are, you will find a character to identify with in this novel.
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Amazing story, one of the best I've read in a long time.
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This book made me feel so uncomfortable. The conflict at times was so overwhelming for me that I had to close it and walk away....but I couldn't stay away, it kept calling me back. Although I was a bit disappointed in the ending, this read provided everything I hope for in a story -- a compelling story, interesting characters and a stirring of my emotions.
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As many times as I've tried to articulate to friends the reasons why they should read this book, I have come up short. To explain too much is to give away the reasons why this is such a compelling story. Yet, a vague discription does not do this richly descriptive book justice. Suffice it to say that the curious reader will not be diappointed with this lovely historical novel that contains a complex moral dilemma.
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I thought the premise of the story was really interesting, but she lost me in the writing, which I found overblown. I kept wanting to say,'Okay, I got that already'. The last third, particularly, really dragged. And yet the characters were not fully realised.
Perhaps (like with so much Australian fiction) the editor might have been more heavy-handed.
But all that aside, it was an entertaining read. ...more
Perhaps (like with so much Australian fiction) the editor might have been more heavy-handed.
But all that aside, it was an entertaining read. ...more
Beautiful. Read it.
One of the most riveting, heartbreaking stories I have read in a long time. My favorite book since "The Book Thief".
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This story was unpredictable, at least for me. It is a fast read but stays on your mind for days to come!
