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From the critically acclaimed author of Isaac: the story of a relationship between two young men that blends coming-of-age drama, queer romance, and complex family dynamics
Cornwall, 2018. In the quiet fishing village of Portscatho, sixteen-year-old Daniel Orange forms an unexpected connection with local boy Jago. As they become unlikely friends and then lovers, what unfolds is transformative, particularly for Daniel, who for the first time feels truly seen.
East London, 2023. Daniel has moved away to London and rewritten himself: sharper, louder, queer in a way the city understands. But a visit from Jago stirs up a reckoning with his former life. Despite maintaining their connection all this time, they've never solidified their relationship. Both men are forced to question how much change their bond can withstand.
A captivating, honest, and unflinching portrait of masculinity and sexuality, Orange examines how we reconcile our past selves with the people we become, those we bring with us and those we leave behind. With echoes of Sally Rooney's Normal People, Édouard Louis's Change, and the writing of Garth Greenwell, Orange confirms Curtis Garner as one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary queer literature.
"A masterful book... Garner is the king of the contemporary coming out story."
—Attitude
"One of the most emotionally resonant and beautifully written books you'll read this year, Orange is an unforgettable meditation on what it truly means to find home."
—Andrew Porter, author of The Imagined Life
"A love letter to London and all its flaws and excesses... Written with the flair of Ocean Vuong and the narrative excellence of Alexander Chee... An extremely accomplished sophomore novel."
—Alex Allison, author of Greatest of All Time
"Richly humane, wholly original, beautifully crafted, probing and sharply insightful."
—Niamh Campbell, author of This Happy
"A beautiful and incredibly moving love story that explores queerness and identity, home and belonging, and the different people we become in different places."
—Margaret McDonald, author of Glasgow Boys
Praise for Isaac:
"Isaac is gorgeous. Painful and funny, honest and thorough, filled with characters so big hearted you'll want to sit down with them and tell them 'everything's going to be OK.'"
—August Thompson, author of Anyone's Ghost
"Isaac is a raw, deep, and tender tale that will transport you back to your own experiences of young love—the anxieties, the challenges, and the triumphs. I loved meeting Isaac and you will too. Curtis Garner is a promising new talent."
—Mohsin Zaidi, author of A Dutiful Boy
"A smart, aching account of the longing days at the end of adolescence, when the urge to discover the world eclipses what we yet know about ourselves. As Isaac searches for sex, love, and something greater in the arms and eyes of others, we are reminded that years alone cannot free us from the desire to be desired. Garner has gifted us a coming-of-age novel about an adulthood we never fully achieve and a youth we never really leave behind."
—Craig Willse, author of Providence
"A smart, scalding debut ... Garner skillfully conveys adolescent emotion without wallowing in empathy."
—Passport Magazine (Best Books of Spring 2026)
"Isaac intimately captures the pangs of queer adolescence and the tribulations of modern gay dating in a propulsive bildungsroman where the experience of a dysregulated nervous system makes an artist out of a promising young man. It is an example of what writing can achieve: redeeming an experience by having the last word, anchoring the grief and the glory, capturing the nuanced moments in between the action."
—The Ex-Puritan
Curtis Garner (he/him) is the author of the "instant queer classic" Isaac, published in 2024 to critical acclaim. Orange is his second novel. Alongside his fiction, Garner's writing has appeared in The World of Interiors, Attitude, and Dazed. He reviews novels on Instagram (@queer_novels). In 2020, he completed an MA with Distinction at Manchester Writing School, where much of Isaac was written. He lives in London, England.