A traumatized WWI veteran becomes a lighthouse keeper on a remote island with his wife, where grief and a foundling child force an agonizing moral choice.
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A traumatized WWI veteran becomes a lighthouse keeper on a remote island with his wife, where grief and a foundling child force an agonizing moral choice.
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The years-long New York Times bestseller and major motion picture from Spielberg’s Dreamworks is “irresistible…seductive…with a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page” ( O, The Oprah Magazine ). After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season, Tom brings a young, bold, and ...
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Sexual content
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Marital intimacy implied but remains non-explicit and fade-to-black.
Violence & gore
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References to WWI battlefield trauma and death without graphic detail.
Profanity
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No profanity present.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Religious content
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Brief mentions of God and faith in context of loss and gratitude.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft.
Occult / demonology
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No occult content.
Political content
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No political messaging.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide.
Abuse & suffering
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Multiple miscarriages, stillbirth, infant kidnapping, and intense grief.
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