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Swan Light: A Novel
by Phoebe Rowe
This was included in KindleUnlimited (read and listen), was probably an Amazon First Reads. I liked it ... although I'm not sure how much I'll really remember it. There were some bookclub questions included at the end, which I appreciated ... they did make me stop and ponder a few things.
Told in two timelines, the audio had two narrators. Male narrator (with a slight accent) for the 1913 chapters (almost all from Swan's perspective, although near the end, we also got in the head of Lou and Clara a few times). The "present" 2014 was a female narrator, all from Mari's POV. All 3rd person, past tense.
I shelved this under "realistic" as there wasn't anything paranormal ... although Swan did "talk" with the tower/lighthouse throughout. There was also the mystery of the "boy" in the water ...
There was a doggy named "Stay" ... supposed to be funny and I found it to be so :) It never was really fully explained (unless I missed it) how one could "move" a lighthouse. They don't seem moveable (unless falling into the encroaching sea, as was the fear here). Swan seemed a little naive when asking the bank for money.
The present storyline was interesting - a search for the SS California (there when the Titanic sunk, it's own sinking some years later). Some interesting info on diving, salvaging, scavenging. I'm not totally sure I really know ALL the characters (looking back, see a name, "um, WHO was that? Where did they fit in the story?" but overall I think I understood and liked how things came together. Not too many QUOTES saved, but as I looked at the Kindle copy after reading, some stood out to me (I'll be adding them).
The Table of Contents did NOT list numerical chapters (which can make it harder to switch formats, or find a spot in bookclub for discussions) - instead labeled with the POV and date. I prefer having a numerical chapter AND the POV/Date (or other chapter header).
No proFanity. Some sexual stuff addressed, but nothing explicit. This isn't one I'd gush about and recommend, but if someone thought it looked interesting, I'd give them the thumbs up to give it a go.
Told in two timelines, the audio had two narrators. Male narrator (with a slight accent) for the 1913 chapters (almost all from Swan's perspective, although near the end, we also got in the head of Lou and Clara a few times). The "present" 2014 was a female narrator, all from Mari's POV. All 3rd person, past tense.
I shelved this under "realistic" as there wasn't anything paranormal ... although Swan did "talk" with the tower/lighthouse throughout. There was also the mystery of the "boy" in the water ...
There was a doggy named "Stay" ... supposed to be funny and I found it to be so :) It never was really fully explained (unless I missed it) how one could "move" a lighthouse. They don't seem moveable (unless falling into the encroaching sea, as was the fear here). Swan seemed a little naive when asking the bank for money.
The present storyline was interesting - a search for the SS California (there when the Titanic sunk, it's own sinking some years later). Some interesting info on diving, salvaging, scavenging. I'm not totally sure I really know ALL the characters (looking back, see a name, "um, WHO was that? Where did they fit in the story?" but overall I think I understood and liked how things came together. Not too many QUOTES saved, but as I looked at the Kindle copy after reading, some stood out to me (I'll be adding them).
The Table of Contents did NOT list numerical chapters (which can make it harder to switch formats, or find a spot in bookclub for discussions) - instead labeled with the POV and date. I prefer having a numerical chapter AND the POV/Date (or other chapter header).
No proFanity. Some sexual stuff addressed, but nothing explicit. This isn't one I'd gush about and recommend, but if someone thought it looked interesting, I'd give them the thumbs up to give it a go.