The Light Between Oceans

Tom Sherbourne is newly arrived to the Janus Rock area, where he will be in charge of the lighthouse. But life has a lot more in store for him than he thought. As he works through his first year, he meets Isabel, who has determined that she is going to marry him. After their marriage and their first couple of years on the Island, Isabel is unable to carry a baby to term. When a boat washes up on their beach with a dead man and a baby, Isabel latches on, and refuses to let Tom report the incident. Against his better judgement, he allows her to keep the little girl, and buries the evidence. As they move through the years of raising Lucy, Tom continues to be haunted by the events and refuses to give up on his resolve to make things right. When they visit the mainland to have their child christened and meet her grandparents, they learn the truth about their daughter, and Tom is haunted even more.
As the events unfold and the years continue, Hannah continues to hold out hope that her daughter is alive somewhere, and the shocking truth sets everyone to talking. Tom is arrested and held, and Isabel refuses to talk to the police. Lucy demands to be taken back to her parents, and Hannah feels her grief opening anew...

This book was an amazing read! I simply could NOT put this book down. I recommend it highly

A heartbreaking story beautifully written. The story is engrossing. The characters have life as well as the Janus Rock. Western Australia comes alive on the page. This is a sad story so beware. It is a book about mistakes and living with the aftermath.

Beautiful, sad tragic and will make you shed a tear at the end.