Where the Blue Begins

The novel follows a comfortably situated bachelor who, despite ease and orderly domestic routine with his Japanese butler, grows increasingly restless and lonely. He drifts through small adventures, nights at clubs or hotels, domestic inventories, and pastoral walks that sharpen his sense of life's absurdity. Interactions with neighbors, church services, a kindly curate, and the presence of children and music intensify his yearning for meaning. Humorous details and lyrical nature passages alternate with introspective moments that explore boredom, desire for transcendence, and the search for purpose within suburban rhythms.