A review by sams84
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

2.0

Wow this book was depressing (and I was really not prepared for it). Not only is there the ever present shadow of the First World War with Tom's personal demons haunting him and the over riding sense of loss and broken-ness but there is also the personal losses of Isabel as she struggles to come to terms with three miscarriages. Then there is this glint of hope but it goes against everything that Tom holds true and shows Isabel's utter desperation to be a mother. Of course everything seems fine at first but then it all slowly unravels as the years pass and the significance of what they decide weighs them down. Don't get me wrong the writing is good and does bring the era and the characters to life and really shows the inner turmoil that Tom and Isabel go through and the complex mix of emotions that wash over them. But the story is filled with sadness, loss and despair, which is both moving and depressing to the core. A good read but I can't really say that I enjoyed it as such (need something incredibly uplifting to balance it out.).