They get married six months later, despite Tom's worries that she will struggle to adjust to life on Janus. Anyway, please read this review knowing that I would not have written it exactly the same today, even though I still dislike the book. It’s hard to imagine the isolation, the months of not seeing a single other soul, those raging seas between the island and the mainland, a seemingly impenetrable barrier. Seconds later, the child had latched on fast, sucking contentedly, though only a few drops of milk came.

Here, the Indian Ocean washed into the Great Southern Ocean and together they stretched like an edgeless carpet below the cliffs. Men who’d taken to risking their lives on a whim—treating the boom gates at level crossings as a gallop jump; swimming into rips to see if they could get out. Given the moral choices that form the heart of the plot, this could have been a much better book, if it were, you know, well-written. Não consegue mais que descrever círculos sobre círculos, tal como um hamster que gira freneticamente numa roda! With so many reviews, no need for me to go over the plot again, many people have done a better job than what I would.

As the years unfolded, their decision would see many lives affected, with an extremely devastating result. And we are swept into a story about extraordinarily compelling characters seeking to find their North Star in a world where there is no right answer, where justice for one person is another’s tragic loss. Littered with tragic events upon little grey Janus Rock, The Light Between Oceans proves to be an extremely emotive novel.

Against Tom’s judgment, they claim the girl as their own and name her Lucy—a devastating, resounding choice that forever changes two worlds. Naqueles casos standard, batidos e estereotipados a mente é quanto basta — compara-os com os seus semelhantes arquivados, fixa-lhes uma etiqueta e espeta com eles na divisória correspondente — Certos dum lado e Errados do outro.The Light Between Oceans is one of those stories that perfects the whole, ‘what would I have done differently’ notion.

If you can remember that long-ago feeling of attachment to a parent, or if you have a child, or if you have longed for a child of your own, your heart will break for little Lucy. Talk as a group about the appeal of these isolated buildings, why they are so romantic and compelling. Isabel refuses to surrender Lucy, but Tom regrets his conscience and decides to do something and hide it from his wife. Every aspect of it served a purpose, and in dissecting the whole setup, a lot more pour out than just the emotionally-potent plot. He needed a quiet place to gather his thoughts, to calm himself, as he didn’t believe he should have survived the war, when his mates did not.Stedman skilfully weaves sensual descriptions of ocean sprays and fresh sea air to create a truly beautiful backdrop to the narrative.