The Light Between Oceans

Oct 8, 2024 2:25 PM

Author:M L Stedman

OVER FOUR MILLION COPIES SOLD

The New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller - a heart-rending story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who face a life-changing moral dilemma

'Unforgettable' GUARDIAN

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A boat washes up on the shore of a remote lighthouse keeper's island. It holds a dead man - and a crying baby. The only two islanders, Tom and his wife Izzy, are about to make a devastating decision.

They break the rules and follow their hearts. What happens next will break yours.

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'Irresistible . . . a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page' OPRAH MAGAZINE

'A moving tale . . . prepare to weep' NEW YORK TIMES

'A love story that is both persuasive and tender' SUNDAY TIMES

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'

Now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender and Rachel Weisz

Reviews

A love story that is both persuasive and tender

—— The Sunday Times

An extraordinary book . . . Unforgettable

—— Guardian

A description of the extraordinary, sustaining power of a marriage to bind two people together in love

—— Daily Mail

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 moving tale . . . prepare to weep

—— New York Times

Irresistible . . . seductive . . . a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page

—— Oprah Magazine

A spectacularly sure storyteller . . . Reading The Light Between Oceans is a total-immersion experience, extraordinarily moving.

—— Monica Ali, author of BRICK LANE and LOVE MARRIAGE

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

The characters are beautifully drawn . . . A completely unique read. ****

—— Heat Magazine

A moving tale. One of this year's must-reads

—— Stylist Magazine

Told with the authoritative simplicity of a fable . . . engrossing . . . immediate and familiar

—— The New Yorker

Mesmerising . . . the sheer passion and poetry of Stedman's prose carries us on a wave of emotion and heartbreak

—— Australian Woman's Weekly

Pick of the month: The memorable and moving tale of one couple’s search for happiness

—— Woman and Home

A haunting story peopled with characters you care about

—— Choice Magazine

Lyrical . . . Stedman’s debut signals a career certain to deliver future treasures

—— People

Stunning and memorable

—— Booklist

Heart-wrenching

—— Publisher's Weekly

Exquisite

—— Kirkus

Delicate and imaginative . . . beautifully written . . . deserves every single bit of its success

—— Scotsman

Like a lighthouse, [The Light Between Oceans] shines a light in dark places, and its emotional resonance will stay with you for days

—— Irish Examiner

A thought-provoking debut novel . . . this beautifully delineated tale of love and loss, right and wrong, and what we will do for the happiness of those most dear to us, is moving without being maudlin

—— Boston Globe

clever, funny and razor-sharp

—— Independent on Sunday

thoughtful and ambitious

—— Guardian

Excellent and astutely observed

—— Evening Standard

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