TWO BOYS MEET. EVERYTHING CHANGES. THE INSTANT IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER
An exquisite tale of first love SARAH PERRY, GUARDIAN Heart-rending Propulsive FINANCIAL TIMES Gods Own Country meets Heartstopper BRANDON TAYLOR I loved it... Beautiful FERDIA LENNON
On the cusp of adulthood, James dreams of another life far away from his small village. As he contends with the expectations of his family, his burgeoning desire an ache for autonomy, tenderness and sex threatens to unravel his shy exterior.
Then he meets Luke. Unkempt and handsome, charismatic and impulsive, he has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle on a nearby farm. Luke comes with a reputation for danger, but underneath his bravado lie anxieties and hopes of his own.
With the passing seasons, the two teenagers grow closer and the bond that emerges between them transforms their lives. James falls deeply for Luke, yet he is never sure of Lukes true feelings. And as the end of summer nears, he has a choice to make will he risk everything for the possibility of love?
* A Guardian, Irish Times and BBC Book for 2025 *
READERS LOVE OPEN, HEAVEN My favourite book of the year Gorgeous. I was completely transported The intoxicating rush of first love. Five stars! Breathtakingly beautiful. A story that stays with you Heart-breaking but also triumphant. A must-read The most truthful novel about love that I have read in a long time
It made my heart hurt in the best ways HELEN MACDONALD
Hewitt writes with such tenderness and grace ANNE ENRIGHT
Open, Heaven does what the very best coming-of-age stories do MICHAEL MAGEE
A gorgeous ache of a novel COLIN WALSH
Seįn Hewitt is the real deal BENJAMIN MYERS
Open, Heaven was an Irish top ten bestseller w/c 28 April 2025
