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Cargando... The Light Between Oceans: A Novel (2012 original; edición 2016)por M. L. Stedman (Autor)
Información de la obraLa Luz Entre Los Océanos por M. L. Stedman (2012)
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Una mañana de abril de 1926, un bote encalla en la costa rocosa de una remota isla australiana. En su interior yacen un hombre muerto y un bebé que llora con desesperación. A su encuentro salen Tom Sherbourne, el farero, y su joven esposa, Isabel. Se han instalado en la isla para dejar atrás los horrores de la Primera Guerra Mundial, y lo único que ensombrece su felicidad es la incapacidad de tener hijos. Ante la impresión que les causa un ser tan frágil e indefenso, Tom e Isabel deciden seguir el dictado de sus corazones y adoptar a la criatura, sin notificar el hallazgo a las autoridades.
Light" is a story you want to finish, despite some predictability problems. I cared about Tom and Isabel, and cheered for them even as they betrayed each other. And I was charmed by the supporting cast of characters (Bluey and Ralph in particular). Stedman's grasp of the dialect of the region's inhabitants and dialogue fitting for the era are admirable. Her writing is sound, if sometimes uninspiring, but every so often she throws out a gorgeous line that you have to stop and read twice to appreciate, like this one: "A goblin thought jumps onto her shoulder: what's the point of tomorrow?" Or, "The rain is falling more heavily, and in the distance, thunder grumbles at being left behind by the lightning." Nice. First-time novelist Stedman did what all good writers should do: She got her readers emotionally invested in her story. As if you needed it, here's more proof that this novel is worth your time: The film rights have already been picked up. The miraculous arrival of a child in the life of a barren couple delivers profound love but also the seeds of destruction.......A polished, cleverly constructed and very precisely calculated first novel As time passes, the harder the decision becomes to undo and the more towering is its impact. This is the story of its terrible consequences. But it is also a description of the extraordinary, sustaining power of a marriage to bind two people together in love, through the most emotionally harrowing circumstances. Light Between Oceans' is tough to shake off....And to the author's credit, Light's resolution is neither sensationalistic nor overly tidy. Everyone in this book has to make tough choices, including the little girl. By letting neither her readers nor her characters off the hook easily, Stedman creates a bond that makes her book tough to shake off. Pertenece a las series editorialesTiene la adaptaciónTiene como guía/complementario de referencia aTiene como guía de estudio aPremiosDistincionesListas Notables
Una novela ambientada en una isla remota de Australia, donde una pareja sin hijos vivir tranquilamente la ejecucin? de un faro, hasta que un barco que transportaba a un beb ?se lava en tierra.A novel set on a remote Australian island, where a childless couple live quietly running a lighthouse, until a boat carrying a baby washes ashore. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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