Światło między oceanami
A Fiction, Historical, Book Club book. The oceans never stop ... the wind never finishes. Sometimes it disappears, but only...
1920. Tom Sherbourne, inżynier z Sydney, odznaczony za odwagę na froncie I wojny światowej, decyduje się przyjąć posadę latarnika na Janus Rock, niezamieszkanej wysepce położonej w odległości ponad 100 mil od wybrzeży Australii. Kilkanaście miesięcy później dołącza do niego Isabel, dopiero co poślubiona piękna młoda żona – kochająca, radosna, gotowa dzielić z nim surowe życie na otoczonym oceanem skrawku ziemi o powierzchni kilkuset hektarów. Oboje wierzą, że odnajdą tu upragnione szczęście. Niestety, los wystawia parę na ciężką próbę. Po dwóch poronieniach i wydaniu na świat martwego chłopca Isabel dowiaduje się, że nie będzie mogła mieć dzieci;...
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- Pages: 432 pages
- ISBN: 9788388722653 / 8388722654
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The oceans never stop ... the wind never finishes. Sometimes it disappears, but only to gather momentum from somewhere else, returning to fling itself at the island ... Existence here is on the scale of giants. Time is in the millions of years; rocks which from a distance look like dice cast against the shore are boulders hundreds of feet wide, licked round by millennia ... M.L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans // History is that which is agreed upon by mutual consent. M.L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans // Sometimes, you're the one who strikes it lucky. Sometimes, it's the other poor bastard who's left with the short straw, and you just have to shut up and get on with it. M.L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans //
Beautiful, sad tragic and will make you shed a tear at the end. ETA: Sep 20, 2015Oh, this review. First, I read this book way back in 2012. I don't know that I would write such a review now, whether or not I hate a book. I've had an attitude shift, if not in life, then in review writing. I've wanted to change it for a while now, but I don't remember most of the book. I also can't make any defense... 3.5/5 starsI really did enjoy this book. It was beautifully written, though a painful story. The struggles that all the characters went through were heartbreaking and it was hard to read at times, but overall beautifully told.That being said, I was also frustrated to death with the characters. I just wanted everyone to do the right...
