Description

Discover the sweeping Sunday Times bestselling novel, now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender, and Rachel Weisz.

OVER FOUR MILLION COPIES SOLD
‘An extraordinary book…Unforgettable’ Guardian
‘A moving tale . . . prepare to weep’ New York Times
‘Irresistible . . . a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page’ Oprah Magazine
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After experiencing the horrors of The Western Front, Tom moves to Janus Island to work as a lighthouse keeper. He hopes that life on the remote island with his wife Izzy will bring him peace following the war.
The two of them are happy together, although frustrations arise the longer they try for a child that never comes.
But then, one day, a boat washes up on the shore of their little island. In it, lies a dead man – and a crying baby.

Faced with an impossible decision, Tom and Izzy do what they think is right and follow their hearts. What happens next will break yours.
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Praise for The Light Between Oceans:
‘A love story that is both persuasive and tender’ Sunday Times
‘A moving tale. One of this year’s must-reads’ Stylist Magazine
‘The characters are beautifully drawn . . . A completely unique read.’ Heat Magazine
‘Mesmerising . . . the sheer passion and poetry of Stedman’s prose carries us on a wave of emotion and heartbreak.’ Australian Woman’s Weekly
‘Delicate and imaginative . . . beautifully written . . . deserves every single bit of its success.’ Scotsman

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:
***** ‘A beautiful, poignant story, very well told’
***** ‘By far, one of the best books I’ve ever read’
***** ‘A stunning and enjoyable read, one you won’t forget’

Publisher Review

Heart-wrenching * Publisher's Weekly * Stunning and memorable * Booklist * Lyrical . . . Stedman's debut signals a career certain to deliver future treasures * People * Elegantly rendered . . . heart-wrenching . . . beautifully drawn * USA Today * A haunting story peopled with characters you care about * Choice Magazine * A debut novel that tears at the heart - the last pages had me weeping buckets * Saga Magazine * Pick of the month: The memorable and moving tale of one couple's search for happiness * Woman and Home * Mesmerising . . . the sheer passion and poetry of Stedman's prose carries us on a wave of emotion and heartbreak * Australian Woman's Weekly * Told with the authoritative simplicity of a fable . . . engrossing . . . immediate and familiar * The New Yorker * A moving tale. One of this year's must-reads * Stylist Magazine * The characters are beautifully drawn . . . A completely unique read. **** * Heat Magazine * Book of the Week. Critics are buzzing about The Light Between Oceans, the gripping debut from M L Stedman * Grazia Magazine * The Light Between Oceans unfurls in small acts, at first feeling slight to touch, then building in emotional substance. Into the spaces between words, Stedman breathes an anxiety and pulsating intensity that roils with the ocean and the lighthouse beacon * Sydney Morning Herald * A spectacularly sure storyteller . . . Reading The Light Between Oceans is a total-immersion experience, extraordinarily moving. * Monica Ali, author of BRICK LANE * Irresistible . . . seductive . . . a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page * Oprah Magazine * A moving tale . . . prepare to weep * New York Times * It is not only the plot that it so compelling . . . What makes this wonderful novel stand out is the cast of emotionally fragile characters, all of whom inspire tremendous sympathy in the reader * Daily Express * A description of the extraordinary, sustaining power of a marriage to bind two people together in love, through the most emotionally harrowing circumstances * Daily Mail * An extraordinary book . . . as inevitable as Hardy at his most doom-laden. And as unforgettable * Guardian * A love story that is both persuasive and tender * The Sunday Times *