Following his experiences fighting in the First World War, a young man Tom finds himself in southwestern Australia. He takes a job as a lighthouse keeper on a remote island and eventually marries a local girl, Isabel. One day, the couple hear the sounds of a baby crying, and discover a newborn aboard a rowboat along with the body of a young man. Isabel, who has lost three babies in childbirth, decides that it's a "sign from God" and keeps the child as her own. This is a beautifully written and superbly crafted first novel by M.L. Stedman. While I couldn't wait to find out what happened, I also didn't want the book to end. I look forward to see what she writes next.
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