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The River Uncrossed: A Literary Novel of Family, Migration, and the Weight of What We Leave Behind
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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 27 2026
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A river runs between what we leave behind and what we must face.
Niranjan Sivanathan is a 54-year-old engineer, building a bridge in the forests of northern Minnesota.
But the crossings he avoids are not made of steel.
Four years after his father died alone in Sri Lanka, Niranjan has yet to return home-or speak honestly to the mother he blames. As the bridge rises over a cold northern river, he finds himself entangled in another story: a fading forest, a controversial wildlife corridor, and a bear family struggling to survive on the land he is reshaping.
Guided by Joe Migizi, a quiet observer of the land, Niranjan begins to see parallels between the lives of animals and his own fractured family-between what is built, what is abandoned, and what must be carried forward.
As past and present converge, Niranjan must decide:
Will he finally cross the distance he has kept for years?
The River Uncrossed is a deeply reflective literary novel about migration, grief, responsibility, and the fragile connections between people, land, and memory.
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