Open, Heaven

A stunning debut novel from the acclaimed young Irish poet Seán Hewitt, reminiscent of Garth Greenwell and Justin Torres in the intensity of its evocation of sexual awakening Set in a remote village in the north of England, Open, Heaven unfolds over the course of one year in which two teenage boys meet and transform each other’s lives. James — a sheltered, shy sixteen-year-old — is alone in his newly discovered sexuality, full of an unruly desire but entirely inexperienced. As he is beginning to