The Light Between Oceans [electronic resource]
Stedman, M. L.2012
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This mesmerizing Australian novel has been a bestselling book around the world, and Hollywood movie rights were recently snapped up by Dreamworks, with David Heyman (Harry Potter) set to produce. It is the winner of three prestigious ABIA awards, including their 'Book of the Year', and also won the Indie Awards' 'Book of the Year'.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 ...Winner of three ABIA awards for Best Literary Novel, Best Newcomer and Book of the YearWinner of two India Awards for Best Debut and Book of the YearRecently voted Historical Novel of 2012 by GoodReads' reading community
Main title:
The Light Between Oceans [electronic resource] / M.L. Stedman
Author:
Stedman, M. L., Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Random House Australia, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
M. L. Stedman was born and raised in Western Australia, and now lives in London. The Light Between Oceans is her first novel published by Random House Australia, and has so far been translated into nearly thirty languages. It has been a bestselling book around the world, including Australia, Italy, Denmark and America, where it reached no.4 on The New York Times fiction lists, both in hardback and paperback. The novel recently won the Indie Awards for 'Best Debut' and 'Book of the Year' and won three prestigious ABIA awards 2013, for 'Best Newcomer', 'Best Literary Novel' and 'Book of the Year'. It was also recently voted Best Historical Novel of 2012 by members of GoodReads.
ISBN:
9781742755724
Language:
English
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BRN:
306472
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | Libby, by Overdrive - eBook |