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A NEW NOVEL BY JOHAN M RAUBAL

The Gentle Orbit

A story about the people we return to, the lives that shape us, and the quiet forms love can take.

Out 13 October 2026  |  Launch editions ship mid-October

The Gentle Orbit

About the book

The Gentle Orbit is my second novel, following my debut Hannah. It is the most personal thing I have written and draws on memories and experiences from my own life.

 

It begins with Michael and Anna meeting on a beach in Ibiza, a quiet, immediate connection, an afternoon that feels as though it was always meant to happen. Then life intervenes.

 

They marry other people, they build lives, lose people, make choices they cannot undo. And when Anna's world begins to narrow around her, Michael cannot make her choices for her. He can only remain.

 

Sometimes that is everything. 

 - Johan

Choose your edition

The launch and first editions are available only from this site.  

R.D.

"A book full of detailed, almost poetic descriptions that explores love in its many forms, and the trauma of domestic violence that lasts long after it ends. I liked some characters, loved others, and detested a few, just like in real life. It leaves you feeling like you've lived the life, known the characters personally, and grown just a little along the way."

One author. Two worlds.
Many stories worth holding.

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