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The Reach
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 21 2025
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.10
Height: 0.07 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Marcus had been walking the same loop through Millbrook Park for over three years, until the morning he discovered the hole. Perfectly round, impossibly deep, and definitely not there the day before. When he falls in, it feels like the final insult in a life marked by quiet heartbreaks: layoffs, loss, and the lingering shadow of depression.
But at the bottom of the pit, something unexpected happens. Armed with nothing but a trash reacher and time, Marcus begins to dig, not just into the earth, but into himself. As the days pass and the wall gives way, so does the numbness that's haunted him for years.
In the solitude of the hole, Marcus discovers that the path back to the surface may not be the real journey. Sometimes, to rise again, you have to go deep enough to find what's real.
The Reach is a profound and quietly thrilling story about survival, transformation, and the long climb out of the dark.
Perfect for fans of introspective fiction with a pulse.
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