A lighthouse keeper and his wife find a baby in a boat and make a choice that echoes for years
What it is about
After the First World War, Tom Sherbourne takes a job as a lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, a remote island off Western Australia. He and his wife Isabel long for a child. When a boat washes ashore with a dead man and a living baby, they make a decision that changes their lives and others’.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like emotional historical fiction and moral dilemmas.
What you will get
A moving novel that is likely to start a debate. It is a very good book club pick.
The Light Between Oceans Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Historical Fiction · Moral choices · Marriage · Isolation
Length
343 pages · ≈ 10 h
More about this book
Characters
Tom and Isabel Sherbourne and a woman named Hannah.
Setting
A lonely island and a small town in Western Australia in the 1920s.
What makes it different
A moral dilemma with no easy answer.
Feel
Tender, sad and absorbing.
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