Henry, on the other hand, is pleased to have Rachel home and hopes he might finally get some answers about why she left without saying goodbye, what happened to their seemingly-indestructible friendship and why she’s turned so cold towards him.īut their friendship isn’t the only thing that’s changed. Or that she’s only back in the city because she can’t bear to be near the water that took him. Or that, after his death, she went from being the top science student at her school to failing year twelve. She’s over her crush but doesn’t know how to tell him or her old friends that her younger brother died a year ago. Rachel is less than thrilled to be working with Henry. Now, it’s the summer after year twelve and Rachel is back in Melbourne, where her aunty has got her a job at the secondhand bookshop run by Henry’s family. But the night she left the letter, Henry went on a date with Amy and decided it was love. Henry never mentioned the letter, and Rachel and her family moved from Melbourne to a small seaside town soon after. So she wrote him a letter and tucked it between the pages of Henry’s favourite book.

Years ago, Rachel had a crush on her best friend, Henry, but didn’t know how to tell him face-to-face.

A poignant and haunting story of love, loss grief and yearning.

Words in deep blue book