R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 4/27/2014 + 1437 more book reviews

When one marries, one hopes to have a family. Such is the case with Tom and Isabel Sherbourne. Tom is recovering from emotional stress as a result of his war experiences when he meets the enchanting Isabel whose cheerful, fun loving ways beckon to him. They marry and move to an isolated island where he is a lighthouse keeper and the isolation can help cure him. When Isabel loses her first child, she begins to change. She loses three babies in a row and Tom fears for her sanity when a boat arrives at their shores with a dead man and a live baby. The inevitable happens and the baby is unofficially adopted. Their lives are forever changed by this action prompted by their own losses. There is much to come in this book and it is well worth taking time to read it. It's sad in so many ways but teaches the reader how love can sustain a couple through crises.

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