Based in Australia of early 20th century, the plot begins with Tom fighting his dark and cold memories of war and unpleasant past he had with his father for having deprived him of his mother as Tom gets posted as a keeper of a lighthouse. On the way he meets Isabel, the love of his life. They get married and Isabel happily moves with him to live a shared life in the square mile island and things change for Tom. But having given birth to 3 still borns, Isabel is shattered till one day when a three month child is washed ashore on a boat with a dead man. Isabel forces Tom to keep the baby and tell the world that finally Isabel gave birth to a healthy daughter Lucy. The story from here on is a fight between conscience and wish, between promises and one will find it hard to pause reading.
The book is a very touching and will at times make you feel as if you are there with the characters.
On a scale of 20 we give it a 19.5. It's one of the best novels of 2016. Read it if you haven't already!
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