Ash in the Lantern: From Silence to Sunlight

By Risu Leia

He was born nameless in a village that never wanted him. Mocked, forgotten, and unseen, the boy walked through life as a shadow-until one fleeting light gave him warmth enough to believe in something more.
But lights fade. And when she disappeared, so did what little he had left.

In a world of whispers and aching silences, he found no home-only the ghosts of memory and the weight of being alive.
Through betrayal, loneliness, and years of wandering, he faced the question that haunted him most:
Can someone who was never wanted ever become someone worth loving?

This is the story of a quiet child, a lantern-hearted girl, and the storm that shaped a man.
Of grief that lingers. Of friendships that fracture.
And of a love that, against all odds, teaches him to stay.

A tender and haunting coming-of-age tale.
For the broken, the healing, and those who still believe in gentle beginnings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9334389605
• ISBN13: 9789334389609
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Risu Leia
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"