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the end of the
river
A story of survival, identity, and art on the fringe of society.
Set in 1970s Albany, New York, The End of the River follows the unlikely bond between a young aspiring writer and his flamboyant, sharp-tongued mentor—a drag queen named Aeshma who lives in a crumbling Victorian townhouse overlooking the frozen Hudson.
As the city gentrifies and dreams unravel, the writer moves to New York City and navigates a world of addiction, poetry, chaos, and his new found family. Their connection becomes both a refuge and a reckoning, revealing the cost of living truthfully in a society that prefers silence.
Told with wit, grit, and poetic realism, this novel captures the beauty of broken people and the stories they carry. It is not just a tale of good versus evil—it is a celebration of art born from the margins.
