The Light Between Oceans
Australian and British novelist, born 1971.
The Light Between Oceans is a 2012 novel by M. L. Stedman.
In historical fiction, family saga
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- M. L. Stedman
- First published
- 2012
- Length
- 464 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Love story, War and conflict, Family saga
Is The Light Between Oceans worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: Goodreads Choice Awards: Fiction and Historical Fiction winners and Richard & Judy Book Club picks.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads Choice Awards: Fiction and Historical Fiction winners (Goodreads, 2009-) | Winner | See the list |
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Light Between Oceans
The edition we link to is the Black Swan paperback (2013), 464 pages.
- Publisher
- Black Swan (paperback, 2013)
- Pages
- 464
- ISBN
- 9780552778473
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Light Between Oceans
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 19% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work