Open, Heaven follows a transformative year in the lives of two teenage boys in a remote English village, where sixteenyearold James, shy and newly aware of his sexuality, meets Luke, a charismatic and troubled outsider with a troubled past. As James grapples with desire, identity, and the constraints of his rural upbringing, his intense connection with Luke sparks a powerful but fraught first love. With lyrical prose and emotional depth, the novel explores longing, vulnerability, and the haunting beauty of adolescence, offering a poignant meditation on the risks and revelations of coming of age.
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