Open, Heaven: A Novel Christine Smyczynski Jimmy Failla

Jimmy Failla

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sensuous and funny

Open, Heaven: A Novel Christine Smyczynski Jimmy FaillaA stunning debut novel from the acclaimed young Irish poet Sen 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