A stirring, dramatic story about finding connection, meaning and beauty in a time of darkness ... and the craving and savagery of the heart<br/><br/>'Suspenseful and thrilling' TANIA BLANCHARD<br/><br/>'Powerful and moving' VICTORIA PURMAN<br/><br/>'Heartstopping' ALLI PARKER<br/><br/><br/>1918, Belowla. As the Great War grinds to an end, Adelaide Roberts accompanies her father to a rugged island off the south coast of New South Wales. While loss and deprivation have decimated the country, Ada dreams of a life filled with purpose and hope.<br/><br/>On the windswept rocky outcrop she meets lighthouse keeper Emmett Huxley, a dark-eyed outsider haunted by his service in France. Adelaide and Emmett are inexorably drawn together, but Adelaide discovers plans have been made for her with decorated returned soldier Donal Blaxland, a local landowner.<br/><br/>Soon Adelaide is forced to make a choice about her future, and discovers that Donal harbours terrible secrets of his own. As she begins to understand the depths of Donal's desperation, Adelaide knows she must leave - and between the treacherous waters of the coast and the rugged ranges of an ancient land, she fights for her survival, determined to live and love on her own terms.<br/><br/>A moving, uplifting story about the craving of the heart - and hope in the darkest of times.<br/><br/>.<br/><br/>PRAISE FOR ALL THE GOLDEN LIGHT<br/><br/>'Suspenseful and thrilling, dark and evocative, yet light and hopeful as the human spirit endures and rises from the ashes, looking towards a new future' TANIA BLANCHARD<br/><br/>'One woman's powerful and moving journey to independence in a time when women had none'' VICTORIA PURMAN<br/><br/>'Heartstopping ... O'Brien shows a deft hand navigating tragedy, grief and, above all, hope' ALLI PARKER<br/><br/>'A completely immersive tale. So much connection, beauty and gorgeous description. I loved Adelaide, and know readers will too' ANNA LODER, READABOOK