Although it has a lovely cover, I did not enjoy this book. The premise is that a childless couple find a baby washed ashore along with a dead man, presumably the father. They decide to bury the dead man, and raise the child as their own. They make the mental leap that the mother must also be dead. Of course, the mother is discovered to be alive and the story comes to an inevitable end. Thankfully, I didn't slog through the chapters and chapters of angst but instead read the last number of pages. It was suffice to say, it will forever remain as a completely forgettable book. What does stay with me, is the poignant description of a returning soldier from the Great War.
Summary
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.
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