Ep. 107 - The Light Between Oceans - Book and Movie Review (LitLovers selection)

It's hard to believe M.L. Stedman started out as a lawyer. The years-long New York Times bestseller The Light Between Oceans (2012) was her debut novel - which has since been translated into 30+ languages. Director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine; The Place Beyond the Pines) adapted the book for the big screen. A LitLovers selection, Hollister & O'Toole discuss both the book and the movie - starring Oscar winners Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) and Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) as well as 2x-Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs; 12 Years a Slave). As M.L. Stedman herself put it: "A lighthouse automatically implies potential drama: You only find them where there's a risk of going astray or running aground." Did the adaptation achieve safe passage? Be sure to listen in and let us know your thoughts; until then, Hollister & O'Toole will dutifully climb the steps and light the way.