Sunday 21 July 2013

A Heart-rending Read: The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman

There have been so many excellent books around this year, and here's another!
I bought The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman because the story's premise is the same as The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (you can read about it in my blog here): a childless Alaskan couple find a child in the snow and claim it as their own. However, you're kept guessing as to whether it's a real child or not. In The Light Between Oceans the child that's washed up on the beach of the Janus lighthouse is not only real, but it also belongs to someone else. . .
The strength of the book is in its characters: Tom, a troubled hero from the First World War, now a lighthouse keeper and Isabel, his wife who suffers three miscarriages, Isabel's family, Hannah's family, their friends and the police in this close knit community and, little Lucy.
ML Steadman tells the story from each one's point of view, and as I read it my heart was tugged in all directions as they tried to sort out the right solution for everyone.
As it says on the cover:
This is a story about right and wrong and how sometimes they look the same...
It is a truly captivating, gripping story, beautifully told and one you must not miss! There's also a film coming shortly, I can't wait!

6 comments:

  1. That sounds great, Jean - thanks for highlighting some interesting books on your blog.

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    1. Thanks, Rosemary. I love picking out new authors and seeing what publishers are looking for.

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  2. I've got this on my Kindle and look forward to reading it soon.

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    1. Thenks, Debs, I'm sure that you'll love it!

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  3. Hi Jean, thought I'd join you on here, if not on Facebook. Thanks for highlighting this book, I'll look out for it. I'm still ploughing my way through the books we got at the RNA Conference! At my book club, we are waiting to receive The Snow Child but no signs of it arriving yet. Happy reading!

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  4. Thanks, Anne,
    The Snow Child is great, perhaps they're waiting for winter to make it more atmospheric!

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