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Brought to you by Penguin.

Discover the sweeping Sunday Times bestselling and prize-winning novel, made into a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender, and Rachel Weisz.

After experiencing the horrors of The Western Front, Tom moves to Janus Island to work as a lighthouse keeper. He hopes that life on the remote island with his wife Izzy will bring him peace following the war.
The two of them are happy together, although frustrations arise the longer they try for a child that never comes.
But then, one day, a boat washes up on the shore of their little island. In it, lies a dead man - and a crying baby.

Faced with an impossible decision, Tom and Izzy do what they think is right and follow their hearts. What happens next will break yours.

NEARLY FIVE MILLION COPIES SOLD
'An extraordinary book. Unforgettable' Guardian
'Irresistible . . . a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page' Oprah Magazine
'A love story that is both persuasive and tender' Sunday Times
‘A moving tale. One of this year's must-reads’ Stylist Magazine

© M L Stedman 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2012

Critics Review

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
Book of the Week. Everyone is buzzing about The Light Between Oceans, the gripping debut from M L Stedman
Grazia Magazine
The characters are beautifully drawn . . . A completely unique read. ****
Heat Magazine

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