Where the Road Bends: A Novel

Four college friends reconnect for a trip of a lifetime in the Australian Outback—only to find themselves on personal journeys of self-discovery.

It's been fifteen years since their college graduation. Fifteen years of careers, relationships, and lives that didn't turn out as expected.

Eliza needs to disconnect from her high-powered fashion job to consider the CEO position she’s just been offered. Lincoln hopes to rekindle a past relationship and escape from another one. Bree looks forward to a fun getaway from home and her deeply buried disappointments. Andy wants to disappear from the mess he’s made of his life—possibly forever.

Dropped at a campsite in the middle of nowhere, the friends quickly discover they aren’t the same people they once were, and they begin to confront hard truths about one another—and themselves. Then a bizarre storm sweeps across their camp, scattering them across the desert. Wondering if they are part of some strange escape game, each of the friends meets a guide to help them find exactly what they need: purpose, healing, courage, and redemption.

But they’ve already traveled far down the road of life and course-correcting to become the people they were meant to be won’t be easy.

© 2025 Thomas Nelson (Ebook): 9780785230731

Release date

Ebook: March 25, 2025