( Log Out /  11. Are Tom and Isabel a mystery to each other? How would you describe Tom? Did you have to force yourself to get through it or were you unable to put it down? When after three years and as many miscarriages his wife hears a baby's cry and discovers a dead man and a baby in a washed up dinghy, she feels her prayers have been answered. AUDIOBOOK (CD – Unabridged) Amazon Barnes & Noble Indiebound Books-a-Million Powells Walmart Overstock. It's padding! JENNIFER BYRNE: I mean, you've gotta judge a book, for me, at, 'Does it achieve what it sets out to do?' Change ). As the reader, are Tom and Isabel mysteries to you as well? 1. Explain. What about you, Marieke? Do you think the pregnancy and childbirth losses they went through affect the right or wrong of keeping the baby? M.L. Stedman’s The Light Between Oceans: A Novel at our Thursday, February 13, 2014 meeting at the Leawood Pioneer Library (7 PM). Why does he enjoy his lightkeeper duties? Here are some suggested questions for discussion. Thanks to everyone who joined us for this month’s virtual book club. JENNIFER BYRNE: I would point to the ratcheting up of it, that, you know, first, there's the baby, then you find out about the baby's mother, then you find out about... We won't go into detail, but there's a murder possibility. Why do you think the author selected this title? This is a novel in which justice for one character means another’s tragic loss, and we care desperately for both. Whose story would you say this is? Stedman's seductive debut, is just that sort of book. You know, she probably thought, 'I love Jodi Picoult, I love, maybe, Kate Morton. (READS) 'Gracious me, Mr Sherbourne, you hardly need to apologise for gracing us with your presence promptly, especially when you've brought such lovely flowers. (Laughter) JENNIFER BYRNE: OK, we'll come back for more details expanding on that. Stedman includes Book Club Discussion Questions, Book Reviews, Plot Summary-Synopsis and Author Bio. All of us.” Your reaction? Why do you think the author selected this title? Having survived WWI Tom Sherbourne takes a job as a lighthouse keeper on a … What would you have done differently? You've disabled JavaScript in your web browser. Author: M.L. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby. To resent, you have to do it all day, every day.’ We have published a new cookies policy, which you should read to find out more about the cookies we use. 1. What are his hesitations? “I would have to make a list, a very, very long list and make sure I hated the people on it the right amount. Why does he agree? 1. Themes; Style; Quotes. ML Stedman's The Light Between Oceans. Explain. View cookies policy. You and me both, Tom. Was there any one character that frustrated you more than others? Stedman has a wonderful writing style; both straightforward and poetic. JENNIFER BYRNE: And is it a class that you read, Shane? E-BOOK. What do you think of the supernatural element of the story? And he knows that the man who makes the journey has been shaped by every day and every person along the way. What do you visualize when you hear or read The Light Between Oceans? Kindle B&N NOOK Apple Books eBooks.com Google Play Kobo. JENNIFER BYRNE: But basically, it's a 'what would you do' book. 7. Moral dilemmas don’t come more exquisite than the one around which Australian novelist Stedman constructs her debut.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review, “This heartbreaking debut from M L Stedman is a gem of a book that you'll have trouble putting down”—Good Housekeeping, “This fine, suspenseful debut explores desperation, morality, and loss, and considers the damaging ways in which we store our private sorrows, and the consequences of such terrible secrets.”—Martha Stewart Whole Living, “As time passes the harder the decision becomes to undo and the more towering is its impact.

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