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You were there, but there was no time: The Art of Healing in Translation: The complete memoir of a love that was never meant to be
What if the love of your life was right in front of you—and you didn’t realize it until it was too late?
You Were There, But There Was No Time is a hauntingly honest and emotionally immersive memoir-style fiction that explores love, silence, and the weight of things left unsaid. Set between the nostalgic streets of Kolkata and the chaotic solitude of Bangalore, this is the story of Piyush Pandey—a young man who learns too late that not every connection gets a second chance.
Told in raw, lyrical prose and broken into intimate subplots, this coming-of-age journey captures the fragile nature of timing, the quiet ache of unexpressed love, and the difficult art of healing through memory and regret. Arohi wasn’t just a college crush—she was a once-in-a-lifetime soul. But fear, hesitation, and misplaced priorities led Piyush to walk away from the one moment that could have changed everything.
Now, years later, as past and present collide, he must face the ghost of what could’ve been.
If you’ve ever loved someone who never knew… if you’ve ever looked back and wished you were braver… this story will speak to the ache in your heart.
For readers of poetic heartbreak, lost love, and self-redemption—this book is a mirror and a wound.
You Were There, But There Was No Time is a hauntingly honest and emotionally immersive memoir-style fiction that explores love, silence, and the weight of things left unsaid. Set between the nostalgic streets of Kolkata and the chaotic solitude of Bangalore, this is the story of Piyush Pandey—a young man who learns too late that not every connection gets a second chance.
Told in raw, lyrical prose and broken into intimate subplots, this coming-of-age journey captures the fragile nature of timing, the quiet ache of unexpressed love, and the difficult art of healing through memory and regret. Arohi wasn’t just a college crush—she was a once-in-a-lifetime soul. But fear, hesitation, and misplaced priorities led Piyush to walk away from the one moment that could have changed everything.
Now, years later, as past and present collide, he must face the ghost of what could’ve been.
If you’ve ever loved someone who never knew… if you’ve ever looked back and wished you were braver… this story will speak to the ache in your heart.
For readers of poetic heartbreak, lost love, and self-redemption—this book is a mirror and a wound.
161 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 22, 2025
About the author
Piyush Pandey
47 books18 followersPiyush Pandey is the Executive Chairman and Creative Director for Ogilvy & Mather India and South Asia, and the winner of over 600 awards for advertising from all over the world. Born in Jaipur, India,Pandey did his schooling from St. Xavier’s School, Jaipur, and obtained his master’s from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He is passionate about cricket, having played in the RanjiTrophy, India’s premier domestic cricket tourney, representing Rajasthan, the state where he was born. His first job was as a tea taster, before he joined Ogilvy in 1982 as Trainee Account Executive.
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