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M.L. Stedman

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M. L. Stedman was born and raised in Western Australia, and now lives in London. Her first novel, The Light Between Oceans, has sold five million copies worldwide.

Her new novel, A Far-flung Life, will publish in March 2026.

Books by M.L. Stedman
The Light Between Oceans
M L Stedman

An international debut novel set on a remote Australian island in the 1920s telling of one couple's impossible moral dilemma.

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The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman

This mesmerizing, award-winning Australian novel has sold close to 5 million copies globally and was made into a DreamWorks film starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander.

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