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The Light Between Oceans
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Noah Taylor
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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The Light Between Oceans
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Publisher's Summary
After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast.
To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby.
Tom, who keeps meticulous records and whose moral principles have withstood a horrific war, wants to report the man and infant immediately. But Isabel insists the baby is a 'gift from God,' and against Tom’s judgment, they claim her as their own and name her Lucy. When she is two, Tom and Isabel return to the mainland and are reminded that there are other people in the world. Their choice has devastated one of them.
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- Debra
- 20-11-2016
Beautifully Read
What made the experience of listening to The Light Between Oceans the most enjoyable?
Heart wrenching tale beautifully read. A tale of loss, love and loneliness set against the magnificence of nature and the hardiness of the human spirit.
What does Noah Taylor bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Noah Taylor brings an authentic Australian voice.
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- gena
- 08-02-2020
Narrator let this down
Not recommended on audio. The narrator has a lisp and lowers voice on last word.
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- Erica
- 14-03-2017
Amazing but have the tissue box ready
This is one of the best books I've ever listened to. I didn't know anything about the story before I started but it was absolutely engrossing. The narration was perfect although different to what I expected/ am used to with audiobooks. This is a book that will stay with me for years to come.
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- Loretta Kaval
- 30-09-2017
mixed
I liked the characterisation the reader established but found the continuous dropping of his voice at the end of sentences meant loss of meaning. the story was great but very hard to hear properly.
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- Deanna
- 08-02-2018
Loved it
Loved everything about this story. Intriguing, delightful in parts, sad and thought provoking.
Also loved the narration.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-01-2021
Wonderful and haunting, will stick with me for a long while
Beautifully written, evocative, thoughtful, observant, compassionate, human, painfully raw and real.
I loved this book and want to find out more about the author. A brilliant, wonderful work. Thank you.
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- Dale Morrow
- 02-02-2017
beautifully written
this book was so well written it was an absolute pleasure to listen to. excellent
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- Meg
- 06-09-2016
loved it
I really enjoyed this book. Highly recommend. Beautifully written, interesting storyline and enjoyed Noah Taylor's voice.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-08-2021
Fate, love & sadness.
Great story of fate & sadness brought about by love from all sides. Highly reccommend.
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- Miss Rachel L Scoltock
- 19-02-2019
heart wrenching and beautiful
loved it. The characters, the light house, the story. Just beautiful.
I also loved the narrator's voice and how he got into character.
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