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The Bridge

  • Fiction
  • Publisher: Wipf and Stock
  • Published: 2025

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Publisher's Description

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.


Endorsements (1)

“The Bridge is a beautiful story about life, loss, love, and grief. I was mesmerized by Hudson’s way of using words to paint a world with such detail that I was able to visualize every brush stroke as the story unfolded. By the time I finished, I was left with an indescribable feeling of peace. Everything’s going to be ok.”

Elena Sanchez

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