The Bridge

When ten-year-old Ethan Russell loses his parents in a tragic accident, the world goes silent. Brilliant but nonverbal, Ethan does not cry. He does not scream. He builds. What begins as a machine to find his parents becomes a gateway into the unknown, pulling him into a realm suspended between life and death. In this mysterious world of flickering shadows and whispering winds, Ethan meets a gentle guide who offers no easy answers. With logic as his compass and grief as his fuel, he must surrender control to discover a truth that cannot be measured or solved. A truth that healing, faith, and love remain possible, even when nothing makes sense. Blending emotional realism with spiritual allegory, The Bridge is a deeply moving novel about guilt, grief, and grace. Told through the internal world of a neurodivergent child, it invites readers into a layered journey across memory, sorrow, and the unseen. As Ethan navigates the world he has built, he uncovers a truth greater than any theory: that even in silence, love speaks--and even in loss, he is not alone.