The Light Between Oceans

M.L. Stedman

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Penguin
19 March 2018

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Indie Awards; Australian Fiction

Tom Sherbourne is a lighthouse keeper, cocooned on a remote island with his young wife Izzy, whose failure is to have a child. One April morning, a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man - and a crying baby. Safe from the real world, Tom and Izzy break the rules and follow their hearts. It is a decision with devastating consequences.

By: M.L. Stedman
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9780143790952
ISBN 10: 0143790951
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 19 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

M. L. Stedman was born and raised in Western Australia, and now lives in London. The Light Between Oceans, her first novel, is an international bestseller, having spent well over a year on the New York Times Bestsellers list. As well as being translated into almost forty languages, the book was nominated for the Miles Franklin Award, the Women's Prize for Literature (the Orange/Bailey's Prize), and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction to name a few, and won prizes including Best Literary Fiction, Best Newcomer and Book of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards, and Australian Indie Awards for Best Debut Novel and Book of the Year. Director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond The Pines) is adapting the story for film, in association with producer David Heyman (Gravity, Harry Potter) and Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios.