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Margot L. Stedman Biography, Books, and Similar Authors
Interview
M.L. Stedman answers questions about her first novel, The Light Between Oceans, a captivating novel that opens on a lighthouse in 1918 Australia.
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The Light Between Oceans' M.L. Stedman Answers Your Questions: Spoiler Alert!
Hello, Bookies:
Anyone who has already read The Light Between Oceans knows that it takes some twists and turns. But for those who might stumble across this blog post without having first read the book, its author, M.L. Stedman, cautions: "NB: Major spoiler alert! If you plan to read the book, I strongly suggest you read no further until you've finished it." And, in fact, Ms. Stedman reveals a lot about her highly regarded debut novel. Our sincere thanks to her for sending along her insightful answers. (Note: I've left all of Ms. Stedman's punctuation as is, true to the English-Australian publishing tradition.)
From reader Rosemary Wo
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M.L. Stedman
In the wake of World War I, on a remote island off the coast of Australia, lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne and his wife Isabel make a life-altering choice: to keep and raise a foundling child who is not theirs. The repercussions of this decision shape M.L. Stedman’s stunning debut novel, The Light Between Oceans.
We caught up with Stedman (herself born and raised in Western Australia) for a discussion of right and wrong, moral ambiguity and an author’s responsibility to her characters.
What a mesmerizing story. Did anything specific inspire you to write The Light Between Oceans?
I write fairly instinctively, just seeing what comes up when I sit down at the page. For this story, it was a lighthouse, then a woman and a man. Before long, a boat washed up on the beach, and in it I could see a dead man, and then a crying baby. Everything that happens in the book stems from this initiating image—a bit like the idea of ‘Big Bang’—a
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The Light Between Oceans (film)
2016 romantic skådespel film bygd Derek Cianfrance
The Light Between Oceans fryst vatten a 2016 romantic skådespel film written and directed by Derek Cianfrance and based on the 2012 novel bygd M. L. Stedman. An international co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States, India and Canada, the rulle stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown, and Jack Thompson. The rulle tells the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who rescue an infant girl drivande at sea and raise her as their own. Years later, the couple discover the child's true parentage and are faced with the consequences of their actions.
The Light Between Oceans had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice International spelfilm Festival on September 1, 2016,[8] where it competed for the Golden Lion.[9] The rulle was released by Touchstone Pictures in North amerika on September 2, 2016,[3] being the last DreamWorks Pictures rulle distribute