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Beautiful writing. The subject is not the most black and white (for me), but I liked the book. Wish I could be more articulate, haha.
Read instead of listen to the audiobook. I got this audiobook through audiobooks.com. It was difficult to listen to with the Australian accent. So I ended up borrowing the electronic book to "translate".
After I got past that. I found this book so thought provoking. It was a slow go. Building and developing characters. Around 75% through it picked up pace and did not slow down until the end! It is a story of a young couple unable to have their own children. One day while working on their lightho ...more
After I got past that. I found this book so thought provoking. It was a slow go. Building and developing characters. Around 75% through it picked up pace and did not slow down until the end! It is a story of a young couple unable to have their own children. One day while working on their lightho ...more
I've had this one on my list absolutely forever and finally got around to it. I did the audio and the narrator was decent, if a bit hard to understand in parts. I was hoping for so much more in this book.
I have to admit, I went in knowing nothing but it was a romance set in Australia and it was made into a movie. I didn't know the plot, and I think that actually helped. I loved the intrigue around Lucy, how the secrecy impacts everyone's lives, and the back and forth perspectives. And while it w ...more
I have to admit, I went in knowing nothing but it was a romance set in Australia and it was made into a movie. I didn't know the plot, and I think that actually helped. I loved the intrigue around Lucy, how the secrecy impacts everyone's lives, and the back and forth perspectives. And while it w ...more
This was my library book club read for this month. I had the audio version and not sure if it was the narrator or just the fact that the audio book didn't capture my interest in the story. I liked the story line but I just didn't feel it in the audio version.
I felt torn between the two women Isabel who keeps a baby that her husband finds on a boat near the light house they live in. Isabel has had miscarriages and a still birth. I felt for her but yet I just couldn't fathom keeping a baby just t ...more
I felt torn between the two women Isabel who keeps a baby that her husband finds on a boat near the light house they live in. Isabel has had miscarriages and a still birth. I felt for her but yet I just couldn't fathom keeping a baby just t ...more
Beautifully written, fascinating story, memorable characters ... I highly recommend this book!
Jun 30, 2013
Nancy
rated it
it was amazing
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Shelves:
australia,
historical-fiction
Jun 03, 2014
maria helena
marked it as tbr-check
Nov 18, 2014
Jose
marked it as to-read
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Colleendearborn
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Greta
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Apr 26, 2016
Peggy Faraday
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Jun 24, 2016
VNerdbooks
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Mar 02, 2017
Kim. E.
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Dec 30, 2017
Teddie
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Melissa
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