TWO BOYS MEET. EVERYTHING CHANGES.
* A Guardian, Irish Times and BBC Book for 2025 *
Hewitt writes with such tenderness and grace ANNE ENRIGHT
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 desirean ache for autonomy, tenderness and sexthreatens 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 makewill he risk everything for the possibility of love?
A beautiful novel about how a first love can shape a whole life
HELEN MACDONALD
Open, Heaven does what the very best coming-of-age stories do
MICHAEL MAGEE
Gods Own Country meets Heartstopper People will love it
BRANDON TAYLOR
A gorgeous ache of a novel
COLIN WALSH
Seán Hewitt is the real deal
BENJAMIN MYERS
Its a novel about us
KAVEH AKBAR
