Swan Light: A Novel

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Marine archaeologist Mari Adams’s attempts to fund her search for the notorious SS Californian are realized when she accepts a job to find the remains of Swan Light, rumored to have collapsed into the sea one hundred years ago. She teams up with salvager Julian Henry, and the pair unearth more than they bargained for in their search for the ruins. But when a group of treasure hunters threatens their mission, their hunt for the truth turns dangerous. The Late Sir Joseph W. Swan". Newcastle Journal. 1 June 1914. p.2 . Retrieved 11 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

Obituary. Sir Kenneth Swan. Authority on Patents Law". The Times. No.58913. 20 October 1973. p.18. Gale CS322140495 . Retrieved 4 June 2021.A sweeping, emotional tale of hope and perseverance, Swan Light weaves together the stories of two people separated by a century but connected by family, purpose, and one extraordinary lighthouse. I loved the thought put into the details- how the dog earned his name, the lighthouse being a character all on its own, the interwoven storylines- everything was just perfect!

It is 1913 and in the small town of Norman Cliffs, Newfoundland eighty-three-year-old Silvestre “Silvy” Swan, keeper of the Swan Light lighthouse, is struggling to find the help he needs to prevent losing the structure to the sea. Just over one hundred years later, archaeological diver Mari Adams is in the Mediterranean looking for the remains of the Californian, its story being the subject deep fascination since she was a little girl. As a door is about to close on her research, elderly Evangeline Devon, whose motives are not completely clear, hires Mari to find the remains of Swan Light, providing her with all the resources she needs. She finds out during her first dive that there are other people interested in her findings, people who will stop at nothing to get what they want. As Mari continues with her research, the threats get darker as time runs out to find the truth behind Swan Light. Marine archaeologist Mari Adams's attempts to fund her search for the notorious SS Californian are realized when she accepts a job to find the remains of Swan Light, rumored to have collapsed into the sea one hundred years ago. She teams up with salvager Julian Henry, and the pair unearth more than they bargained for in their search for the ruins. But when a group of treasure hunters threatens their mission, their hunt for the truth turns dangerous. A wonderfully absorbing story that swept me away to Newfoundland and the mystery of a lost lighthouse and secrets hidden beneath the ocean. With a gentle narrative and rich atmosphere, Rowe creates subtle tension, keeping the reader guessing as the dual timelines and cast of characters tangle and entwine. Swan Light is an accomplished debut by a writer I look forward to reading much more from." - Hazel GaynorThis story was a middlin' tale that could have been better. In the beginning, there was much talk about the closeness of the five children, but little was told about the kids themselves. I bring this up because the friendships are alluded to as the story progresses, but little is made of it except that they spent their childhood together. Phoebe Rowe’s descriptive writing in Swan Light transports readers to the harsh Newfoundland coast of the nineteenth century during the time when lighthouses rose from cliffs and harbors to both welcome and warn sailors. A story rooted in love and loss, the characters’ lives are woven together like a fishnet, drawing to the surface secrets that were buried beneath the waves for generations. Swan Light drew me in from the first stone dropped into the sea by the young Silvestre Swan and carried me through Mari Adams’s journey to unravel the mystery of the light and the people whose lives were intricately connected to its fate.” —Jean E. Pendziwol, bestselling author of The Lightkeeper’s Daughters Swan's work also profoundly influenced the field of photography. His invention of the dry plate process and his subsequent development of bromide paper significantly simplified photographic techniques, making photography more accessible to the public.