Open, Heaven

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Open, Heaven – A Lyrical Coming-of-Age Debut About Desire, Identity, and First Love

🌿 From acclaimed Irish poet Seán Hewitt comes Open, Heaven, a stunning literary debut that captures the raw intensity of sexual awakening, first love, and the longing for connection, set in a remote English village in 2002.

A Tender and Haunting Story of Boyhood and Desire

Sixteen-year-old James is shy, sheltered, and quietly grappling with his emerging sexuality in a rural community where difference feels dangerous. When he meets Luke, a troubled and charismatic newcomer with a bad-boy reputation, the two boys form an intense bond that will transform their lives forever.

As James wrestles with the terror and thrill of first love, and Luke battles inner wounds from abandonment and family trauma, the novel unfolds as a poetic and powerful exploration of identity, intimacy, and the ache of yearning.

A Must-Read for Fans of Garth Greenwell and Justin Torres

With the lyricism of a poet and the emotional precision of a master storyteller, Seán Hewitt delivers a coming-of-age novel that is both timeless and timely—a moving portrait of queer adolescence in a world that often refuses to understand it.

📚 Open, Heaven is a gorgeously written debut about finding yourself through another, the beauty and pain of vulnerability, and the quiet power of love in unlikely places.