All the blue of the sky

Emily, a twenty-six-year-old, wakes up to a diagnosis that extinguishes half of life: early Alzheimer's, and a memory that will not last two years. Between the hospital walls and looks of pity, he chooses to escape... not from the illness, but from the expected end. He decides to sail on one last journey, as if he wants to bid farewell to the world while standing, not extinguished. He publishes an ad searching for a companion for this final adventure, and does not expect "Jouan" to reply; a mysterious girl carrying only a backpack and a black hat, and she does not explain anything about her presence... and the journey begins. A journey not only on water, but into the depths: depths of memory, fear, friendships born by chance, and love that sneaks in despite the fragility of time. With each station, pain slightly exposes itself, the heart slightly expands, and something resembling life is born anew. A lively, alert style, capturing details with a warm human touch; honest characters, dialogues pulsating with spirit, and an ending unlike any expectation... an ending that leaves you different, as Melissa Da Costa's novels always do.