Award-winning author Mollie Mathews returns with a luminous, lyrical tale of difference, destiny, and the hidden magic within.

A luminous, lyrical tale of difference, destiny, and the hidden magic within.

Born in 1965 under the sign of Libra, Clarissa always felt different. While the world told her to dim her light and never outshine her brother—the golden child—she dreamed of flying carpets, painted skies, and colors that refused to stay silent. Sensitive to sound, touch, and truth, Clarissa lived in a world that felt too loud, too sharp, too much.

Decades later, on the cusp of her sixtieth birthday, a forgotten CD reveals a secret that transforms her life: she may have lived her whole life on the autism spectrum, with traits of Asperger's that were never named. Suddenly, her sensitivity, her obsessions, her way of seeing patterns others miss—all make sense. What once felt like exile becomes her greatest gift: her imagination, her fearlessness, and her childlike joy.

For readers of Isabel Allende, Paulo Coelho, and Jessie Burton (The Miniaturist), this mystical, transformative novel celebrates the courage to live brightly, authentically, and without apology.

🌙 If you've ever been told you were "too sensitive," "too much," or "too different," Clarissa's journey will awaken the sky inside your own soul.