The Rooftop River - BELL

Autor: BELL

Editorial: DAWN BELL

Año: 12/10/2026

ISBN: 9798182906722

Encuadernación: Tapa blanda

Páginas: 156 pp.

Idioma: eng

EAN: 9798182906722

What if the sky could reveal the loneliness we try so desperately to hide? In the soot-stained coastal town of Oakhaven-by-Canal, Ivy Langston has spent three miserable weeks staring across a narrow alley at the empty bedroom window of her childhood best friend, Jonah Prescott. Since his family moved to the industrial ward beyond the canal, neither has reached out. Ivy tells herself that if their friendship truly mattered, Jonah would have found a way to return. Beneath her stubborn silence, however, lies a growing fear that the life they shared may be disappearing forever. Then, one autumn evening, Ivy witnesses the impossible: luminous fish swimming through the air above the rooftops, their translucent bodies shimmering with seafoam green and molten gold. Wherever they pass, they leave behind warm, glowing droplets that defy the laws of nature. Intrigued and determined to prove what she has seen, Ivy begins tracking their strange movements across Oakhaven. Her painstaking maps reveal a startling pattern. The creatures gather above homes where people are trapped in grief, regret, and unspoken longing. An elderly seamstress waits for news of her missing son. A stationmaster mourns the daughter who left after a bitter argument. And Ivy herself has become another silent figure, imprisoned by wounded pride and words she cannot bring herself to say. With the help of her grandfather Franklin and the enigmatic Maeve Hawthorne, Ivy uncovers a connection between the mysterious drifters and a painful chapter in her family?s past. But understanding their meaning is not enough. When she discovers that Jonah?s family may soon leave town for good, the fragile distance between them becomes a race against time. As a devastating storm bears down on Oakhaven, the canal threatens to overflow, bridges begin to fail, and the route to Jonah grows increasingly dangerous. Ivy must decide whether to remain safely behind her window or risk everything to deliver the truth she has kept buried.*The Rooftop River* is a lyrical tale of magical realism, childhood friendship, family secrets, and the courage required to cross the distances that silence creates. Against a haunting backdrop of flooded canals, weathered rooftops, and glowing creatures drifting through the twilight, it explores how grief can make ordinary distances feel impossible-and how a single honest gesture can become the beginning of a bridge. Sometimes, the most extraordinary magic cannot bring someone back to you. It can only help you find the courage to reach them yourself.
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