The Light Between Oceans

Richard and Judy summer bookclub read 2013, Goodreads category winner, and longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013, stunning story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who face a life-changing moral dilemma. A boat washes up on the shore of a remote lighthouse keeper's island. It holds a dead man - and a crying baby. The only two islanders, Tom and his wife Izzy, are about to make a devastating decision. They break the rules and follow their hearts. What happens next will break yours. "Irresistible... seductive... a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page" Oprah Magazine "A love story that is both persuasive and tender" The Sunday Times "A moving tale. One of this year's must-reads" Stylist Magazine "An extraordinary book... as inevitable as Hardy at his most doom-laden. And as unforgettable" Guardian "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