- Book Club selection, April 2013
- Australian author
- Debut novel
- Setting: Australia, Point Partaguese & Janus Rock
- Characters: Tom Sherbourne (WWI vet, lighthouse keeper), Isabel (his wife), Lucy-Grace (infant washed ashore with her dead father), Ralph & Bluey (men who make deliveries to Janus Rock)
- Review: A tragic, poignant tale of deep pain, deep love and the consequences of both. Stedman creates characters who are oh so human, who make horrid choices and must live with the consequences, yet are good souls at heart. It is an engaging tale with the isolation of the lighthouse keeper's life mimicking the solitude with which one endures guilt, feels sorrow and also experiences love. Very nice debut!
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
"The Light Between Oceans" by M.L. Stedman ****
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