The Light Between Oceans

NEARLY FIVE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

The sweeping Sunday Times bestseller and prize-winning novel, adapted into a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender and Rachel Weisz.


‘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

Tom has survived the Western Front. Isabel has survived the loss of three babies. Hannah is waiting for a husband and daughter who have vanished without trace.

On a remote island off the coast of Australia, lighthouse keeper Tom and his wife Isabel are trying to build a life together. They love each other deeply, but their hopes of having a family have ended again and again in heartbreak.

Then a boat washes ashore.

Inside is a dead man and a crying baby.

For Isabel, the child feels like a miracle. For Tom, keeping her means crossing a line he knows they can never uncross. And somewhere on the mainland, another woman is still hoping that her missing baby might come home.

Three lives. One beloved child. And an impossible choice between love and what is right.

Heartbreaking, unforgettable and profoundly moving, THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS is a story of love, loss and the terrible consequences of following your heart.

READERS ADORE THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS :

***** ‘A beautiful, poignant story’

***** ‘By far, one of the best books I've ever read’

***** ‘A stunning and enjoyable read, one you won't forget’

About M L Stedman

M L Stedman was born and raised in Western Australia and now lives in London. Her first novel, The Light Between Oceans, was a Sunday Times, New York Times and international bestseller and won the Goodreads Choice Best Historical Novel Award and the HWA Goldsboro Crown Debut. It was also longlisted for the Women’s Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin literary award and shortlisted as an Amazon Rising Star. In Australia, it won the Indie Best Debut and the Indie Best Book awards and was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and the Literary Society Gold Medal. The Light Between Oceans has been published in around forty-five languages and has sold nearly five million copies worldwide. It was made into a Dreamworks film starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, produced by Heyday Films. A Far-flung Life is M L Stedman’s second novel, to be published worldwide.
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  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • ISBN: 9780552778473
  • Length: 464 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 31mm x 129mm
  • Weight: 324g
  • Price: £9.99
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