Skip to main content
book cover for North of the Sunlit River

North of the Sunlit River

A Novel

This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.

Buy on Amazon Buy on BN.com Buy on Bookshop.org
*This page contains affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you.

Send NetGalley books directly to your Kindle or Kindle app


1

To read on a Kindle or Kindle app, please add kindle@netgalley.com as an approved email address to receive files in your Amazon account. Click here for step-by-step instructions.

2

Also find your Kindle email address within your Amazon account, and enter it here.

Pub Date Sep 09 2025 | Archive Date Sep 23 2025


Talking about this book? Use #NorthoftheSunlitRiver #NetGalley. More hashtag tips!


Description

From the author of This Impossible Brightness comes a heartrending trek through grief, hope, and the Alaskan wilderness as a young woman seeks the truth that will heal her.

Eila Jacobsen is adrift, reeling from her father’s recent death and still suffering from the loss of her best friend. When invited to join a research trip to a remote part of Alaska, she takes the chance to refocus her life and perhaps unravel the mystery behind the dwindling caribou population.

But as Eila buries herself in data, she stumbles across something remarkable. Concealed in the pages of her father’s journal is a discovery with life-changing possibilities. So why was it abandoned?

Unable to ignore its potential, Eila ventures deeper into the Alaskan tundra in search of healing and answers. But she’s not the only one in need of a new beginning, and she’s not the only one looking.

Pursued across the landscape and haunted by secrets, Eila presses on, unearthing the regrets of those closest to her, and revealing the joy and forgiveness that bind them together.

From the author of This Impossible Brightness comes a heartrending trek through grief, hope, and the Alaskan wilderness as a young woman seeks the truth that will heal her.

Eila Jacobsen is adrift...


A Note From the Publisher

Jessica Bryant Klagmann grew up climbing mountains, paddling rivers, and scampering through the woods of New Hampshire. She studied writing there and in Fairbanks, Alaska, before falling in love with northern New Mexico. Klagmann is the author of the novel This Impossible Brightness, and when she isn’t writing, she can be found illustrating, trail running, or teaching her two kids the fine art of scampering.

Jessica Bryant Klagmann grew up climbing mountains, paddling rivers, and scampering through the woods of New Hampshire. She studied writing there and in Fairbanks, Alaska, before falling in love with...


Advance Praise

Praise for North of the Sunlit River

“At once mystical and firmly grounded in nature, North of the Sunlit River takes the reader on a journey into the Alaskan tundra. Jessica Bryant Klagmann’s characters are beautiful, flawed, and curious, their relationships rich and complicated, their secrets compelling. This book is beautifully written and unlike anything else I’ve read; I could not put it down.” —Suzy Krause, author of I Think We’ve Been Here Before

Praise for This Impossible Brightness

“Wildly imaginative and gorgeously moving.” ―Anne Valente, author of Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down

“Sustained and powerful.” ―Kevin Brockmeier, author of The Ghost Variations

“A tour de force of storytelling…Klagmann captures the beauty and largeness of nature and our tenuous place in the world.” ―David Nikki Crouse, author of Copy Cats and The Man Back There

Praise for North of the Sunlit River

“At once mystical and firmly grounded in nature, North of the Sunlit River takes the reader on a journey into the Alaskan tundra. Jessica Bryant Klagmann’s...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781662534713
PRICE $28.99 (USD)
PAGES 301

Available on NetGalley

NetGalley Reader (EPUB)
NetGalley Shelf App (EPUB)
Send to Kindle (EPUB)
Download (EPUB)