Name: | The Light Between Oceans |
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By: | M. L. Stedman |
Narrated by: | Noah Taylor |
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Length | 10 hrs and 22 mins |
Category: | Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction |
Release Date: | 2012-08-30 |
Language: | English |
The Light Between Oceans is a novel by M. L. Stedman. It was published in 2012 and won the Australian Book Industry Award for Best Fiction Book.
The novel is set on Janus Rock, a small island off the coast of Western Australia, in the early 1920s. It tells the story of Tom Sherbourne, a lighthouse keeper, and his wife, Isabel, who live on the island.
One day, a boat washes up on the shore of the island, carrying a dead man and a baby. The couple decides to keep the baby and raise her as their own. But as the years go by, they begin to fear that they will be found out.
There is nothing particularly special about the content or the characters of The Light Between Oceans. However, the novel has been praised for its emotionally complex and nuanced portrayal of its characters, as well as its beautiful and evocative prose.
The Light Between Oceans inspires listeners by teaching them the importance of hope and love.
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