The Light Between Oceans

By: M L Stedman

Narrated by: Noah Taylor

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

Critic reviews

A love story that is both persuasive and tender

An extraordinary book . . . Unforgettable

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

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

A moving tale . . . prepare to weep

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

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

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

Book of the Week. Everyone is buzzing about The Light Between Oceans, the gripping debut from M L Stedman

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

A special read

A beautifully written story which is read with skill and charm by Noah Taylor. His lovely gentle tone is perfect. This novel is thought provoking and poignant and portrays a past time with such skill that one doesn't want it to end. An absolutely unforgettable read. Ten out of ten.

The light between oceans

Beautifully written and read. A gripping', heartwarming story written very sensitively. I couldn't stop listening

Terrible narrator

Struggling to listen to this narrator. Sometimes I can't even her what he is saying. He's talking me to sleep...
Beautiful story.

Falls between 2 oceans

I don't know this author, and though I read the reviews about the difficulty hearing the audible reader, it looked good. However, it missed me.