The Light Between Oceans

by M.L. Stedman

Book Overview

The years-long New York Times bestseller and major motion picture from Spielberg's Dreamworks is "irresistible...seductive...with a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page" ( O, The Oprah Magazine ). 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. To this isolated island, where the supply boat...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451681755
• ISBN13: 9781451681758
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Scribner
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Heart gripping

This book had me bawling my eyes out for certain parts, and cheering with excitement at others. Truly an emotional read and as a new parent, truly heart gripping.

Great story!!

I really enjoyed this book - a few surprises throughout that I did not see coming. I never watched the movie and was happy I hadn't b/c I was pleasantly surprised.

Heartbreaking, but in the best way.

It took a chapter or two for me to really get pulled into this book, but once I did I couldn't put it down. The story really pulled at the heart strings and caused me to feel emotions that other books haven't. This story of love and loss is so good, definitely a must-read.

I've literally tried for years to read a really great book.

This book is definitely for someone wanting to read a riveting story about people who live on a lighthouse island. I read (or rather listened) to the audiobook. The narrator reads with an Australian accent which makes it even more authentic.

This book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. So detailed that I felt that I was the characters and I was going through what they were going through. This is a story that will have you in contact with all of your emotions.

Excellent storytelling!

I loved this book because, like so many incredible works of literature before it that I've read, it transported me far, far away. The book itself is an easy read with pages that were easy to digest, especially for a hungry reader. I felt that with every page I read I was living the character's lives. A great, heart-wrenching look into lives that are torn to shreds and mended again and again at moment's decision. Fantastic read that I recommend to anyone that adores delving into new lands and different lives.