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It is the end of the great war, and on returning to australia, tom sherborne decides that he want to become a lighthouse keeper and on the ship there he stops a soldier from harming a well off lady. The global debut and sunday times bestseller a heartrending story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who face a life. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. It is set in australia at the time of the year 1926. Tom sherbourne is working as a lighthouse keeper, janus rock. The light between oceans began as a short story of 15,000 words whipped together in three months. Tom sherbourne minds the lighthouse on janus rock, an island off the coast of australia.
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