Who would think the story of a lighthouse keeper on a remote island in Western Australia just after the Great War could be such a gripping tale! It is when a dinghy comes ashore with a dead man and a very alive baby girl. We follow the lives of Tom and Isabel, the baby Lucy and all the remarkably well-drawn characters of Stedman’s debut novel through joys, sorrows, moral dilemmas, things said and unsaid. No wonder everyone is reading and wants to read this. Warning: Tissue needed at the end.

posted Sep 28, 2012 at 3:15PM

Emotional story of a childless couple and a baby in a dinghy seemingly given to them by God. Unfortunately the baby has a mother and therein lies the conflict in the story. No easy answers here as many suffer and struggle with love and guilt. Quite an amazing first novel with a heart wrenching ending.

posted Mar 9, 2013 at 2:00PM

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