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    A young lighthouse keeper named Tom Sherbourne and his wife Isabel live a quiet, isolated life on Janus Rock off Western Australia in 1926. One day, they discover a boat washed ashore carrying a dead man and a crying infant. They make the decision to raise the baby as their own. Years later, the devastating consequences of this decision are revealed as the baby's real story unfolds. The novel explores themes of isolation, morality, and the conflicts between following rules versus following one's heart. It became an international bestseller and was adapted into a major film.

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    A young lighthouse keeper named Tom Sherbourne and his wife Isabel live a quiet, isolated life on Janus Rock off Western Australia in 1926. One day, they discover a boat washed ashore carrying a dead man and a crying infant. They make the decision to raise the baby as their own. Years later, the devastating consequences of this decision are revealed as the baby's real story unfolds. The novel explores themes of isolation, morality, and the conflicts between following rules versus following one's heart. It became an international bestseller and was adapted into a major film.

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    Light Between Oceans The

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    A young lighthouse keeper named Tom Sherbourne and his wife Isabel live a quiet, isolated life on Janus Rock off Western Australia in 1926. One day, they discover a boat washed ashore carrying a dead man and a crying infant. They make the decision to raise the baby as their own. Years later, the devastating consequences of this decision are revealed as the baby's real story unfolds. The novel explores themes of isolation, morality, and the conflicts between following rules versus following one's heart. It became an international bestseller and was adapted into a major film.

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    The Light Between Oceans by M.L.

    Stedman
    Story
    They break the rules and follow their hearts. What happens next will break yours.
    1926. Tom Sherbourne is a young lighthouse keeper on a remote island off Western Australia.
    The only inhabitants of Janus Rock, he and his wife Isabel live a quiet life, cocooned from the
    rest of the world.
    Then one April morning a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man and a crying infant - and
    the path of the couple's lives hits an unthinkable crossroads.
    Only years later do they discover the devastating consequences of the decision they made
    that day - as the baby's real story unfolds...
    (From Random House)

    Author details
    M. L. Stedman was born and raised in Western Australia, and now lives in London. The Light Between Oceans is her
    first novel and has so far been translated into over thirty languages. It has been a bestseller around the world,
    including Australia, Italy, Denmark, Canada, Ireland, the UK and America, where it reached no.4 on The New York
    Times hardback fiction list. Work is now underway to turn it into a major film.
    The novel has also won many awards in Australia, including the ABIA Book of the Year 2013, The Indie Award for
    Book of the Year and the Nielsen BookData 2013 Bookseller's Choice Award. It was also voted Best Historical Novel
    of 2012 by members of Goodreads.
    (From Random House)

    Discussion points

    The theme of the novel is of opposites light and dark, truth and lies, land and water. What are some
    examples of these opposing forces?

    What role does the natural world play in Toms life and how is scarred by his war history?

    How does the isolation affect how they live and decisions Isabel makes?

    How would finding a child be handled todays world in comparison to that of the novel?

    To which character are you most sympathetic?

    Were you satisfied with the ending?

    Useful websites
    http://www.randomhouse.com.au/books/m-lstedman/the-light-between-oceans9781742755717.aspx

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