The Light Between Oceans

De: M L Stedman

Narrado por: Noah Taylor

The crying persisted. The door of the ligthhouse clanged in the distance, and Tom's tall frame appeared on the gallery as he scanned the island with the binoculars. 'Izzy!' he yelled, 'a boat!' He vanished and re-emerged at ground level. 'It's a boat all right,' Tom declared. 'And – oh cripes! There's a bloke, but –' The figure was motionless, yet the cries still rang out. He hoisted out a woollen bundle: a woman's soft lavender cardigan wrapped around a tiny, screaming infant.

Tom Sherbourne, released from the horrors of the First World War, is now a lighthouse keeper, cocooned on a remote island with his young wife Izzy, who is content in everything but her failure 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.


Australian actor NOAH TAYLOR made his name in critically acclaimed films such as The Year My Voice Broke and Shine, and has also appeared in high-profile blockbusters such as the two Lara Croft Tomb Raider films and Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He recently starred in the accomplished British comedy Submarine.

Reseñas de la Crítica

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.