Why a Booktrail?
2000s: Two boys meet, everything changes
Open Heaven
Why a Booktrail?
2000s: Two boys meet, everything changes
What you need to know before your trail
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 Luke’s true feelings. And as the end of summer nears, he has a choice to make – will he risk everything for the possibility of love?
Locations
Reset- England - Northern England
- A: Yorkshire - Thorney Mire Woodland Retreat
- B: Yorkshire - Thorne
- C: Northumberland - Almouth
Travel Guide
Thornmere/ North of England/Yorkshire
The fictional village in the North of England/Yorkshire where this novel takes place. The location isn’t that key – it’s more the remoteness of the setting that matters.
“There are intervals of light and dark overhead, like the sun breaking through willows, and it always brings me back here: one year, when I am sixteen years old.”
“Time runs faster backwards. The years–long, arduous, and uncertain when taken one by one–unspool quickly, turning liquid, so one summer becomes a shimmering light that, almost as soon as it appears in the mind, is subsumed into a dark winter, a relapse of blackness that flashes to reveal a face, a fireside, a snow-encrusted garden. And then the garden sends its snow upwards, into the sky, gathers back its fallen leaves, and blooms again in reverse.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Open, Heaven
Destination/Location: North of England, Yorkshire Fictional Thornmere Author: Seán Hewitt Departure: 2000s
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