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The Lightkeeper's Wife
- Narrated by: Taylor Owynns, Tim Carroll
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The international best seller.
A woman at the end of her life. A man unable to restart his. A history of guilty secrets and things left unsaid. A powerful, moving novel that will steal your heart.
Elderly and in poor health, Mary fulfils her wish to herself to live out her last days on Bruny Island with only her regrets and memories for company. A long time ago, her late husband was the lighthouse keeper on Bruny, and she'd raised a family on the wild windswept island, until terrible circumstances forced them back to civilisation. The long-buried secret that has haunted her for decades now threatens to break free, and she is hoping to banish it once and for all before her time is up.
But secrets have a life of their own, and as Mary relives the events that led up to the shattering revelation, she realises she needs to trust a later generation to put things right.
Critic Reviews
“Karen Viggers sets the scene in a family dynamic filled with regret, loss and love. Poetic in its treatment, it's a novel of parallels and, ultimately, hope.” (Australian Women's Weekly)
“This is an engrossing, often moving but never mawkish read.” (Adelaide Advertiser)
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- Meralyn Tarte
- 22-02-2024
Family drama from times past and present.
Very long winded story, needed more editing, just wanted it to end! Somewhat predictable plot twist to finish with. The narration became tiresome, the male voice doing female parts was just awful!
Learnt a lot about Bruny island and the Antarctic life for staff who work there.
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- Jemma Harlow
- 01-12-2019
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most boring book ive ever listened to! nothing happens! pretty good for something to fall asleep to
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