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people together. Set against a backdrop of shifting seasons and fleeting moments, this novel weaves an intimate portrait of love and grief, of what we hold on to and what we must let go.

At its heart is the story of two souls whose lives, though shaped by very different worlds, are drawn together by an unspoken understanding. Through chance encounters, quiet conversations, and moments of almost unbearable stillness, they discover that connection can be both a refuge and a mirror, reflecting not only who we are but who we might have been.

With prose that moves between the lyrical and the raw, the narrative drifts through landscapes—gardens in the rain, rooms heavy with silence, streets where the light never quite reaches—capturing the emotional weather of its characters. The title itself is a reminder that perception is never absolute; what one sees as blue, another may see as grey, and in that difference lies the truth of human experience.

The novel is as much about absence as it is about presence. It dwells on the letters left unsent, the words caught in the throat, and the moments when time feels suspended, as if waiting for a decision that may never come. Yet within the melancholy runs a current of hope: the belief that even in the shadow of loss, there is beauty to be found, and in the ruins of the past, seeds for something new can still be sown.

The Sky Was Never Blue is not a conventional love story—it is a meditation on the shapes love can take when stripped of illusions. It asks: What do we do when the person we need is also the person we cannot have? How do we carry memories that are as heavy as they are precious? And can we ever truly see the world through another's eyes?

For readers who cherish the quiet intensity of works like The Remains of the Day or Norwegian Wood, this novel offers a deeply human journey that lingers long after the final page. It is a book to be read slowly, savoured, and returned to—each reading uncovering new shades and subtleties, like the changing colours of the sky at dusk.

A story of longing and resilience, of fragility and strength, The Sky Was Never Blue reminds us that life's most profound moments are often the ones between the lines, and that sometimes, the truest connections are the ones that defy explanation.