To the woman who takes the tiller when the world is coming apart, who follows the river even when the maps no longer match the water — this is for you. Silver Lady: Travels Along the River Road by Susan E. Sage The world is fraying. Art is disappearing. And one woman sets out on the river before everything changes forever. A few years into the future, society is unraveling. Violence is rising. The aftermath of a devastating pandemic still lingers. Across the country, a phenomenon known only as the Vanishing is causing people and works of art to disappear without explanation. Cassie Navrone, a widowed retired teacher with silver braids and a restless spirit, takes a job piloting a luxury houseboat called the *Silver Lady* downriver to its owner. What begins as a long-awaited escape becomes something stranger: a journey through a world tilting out of balance. On board are five fellow travelers—artists, poets, lovers, and drifters—each carrying private griefs and secrets. The farther they go, the odder the river becomes: towns that aren’t on any map, islands of lost children, paintings vanishing from their canvases. Lyrical, strange, and deeply human, *Silver Lady* is a magical-realism novel about survival, reinvention, art, and the mystery waiting around the next bend. Buy links - Amazon (Kindle ebook): amazon.com/Silver-Lady-Trave… - Amazon (paperback): amazon.com/Silver-Lady-Trave… - Author website: susanesage.com - Also available on Audible and other retailers. About the author Susan E. Sage is an award-winning multi-genre author of literary fiction, magical realism, women’s fiction, and historical fiction. A Detroit native, she has spent most of her adult life in Flushing, Michigan, with her husband and two cats. She taught for more than twenty years and has published four novels, including *Dancing in the Ring* and *A Mentor and Her Muse*. She is working on a sequel to *Silver Lady*. X handle: @SusanSage Website: susanesage.com