Competition: Win a copy of Irish author Dominic McGreal's new gay novel The Revolutionary Lover
The Revolutionary Lover, following the intense love story of two men navigating the harsh realities of a society that rejects them.
The book was published on October 20 and is available to purchase here, but if you’re feeling lucky, GCN has a copy to give away to one lucky reader!Coinciding with The Revolutionary Lover‘s release, we spoke to Dominic McGreal to find out more about his newest project.
Dominic is the secretary of Greenbow Deaf LGBT Society of Ireland and has demonstrated his passion for the arts throughout his life, particularly in theatre.“The Revolutionary Lover is a story that explores the complexities of love and sexuality in early 20th-century Ireland,” he explained, adding that the two main characters, Sean and Neill, “represent the struggles many LGBTQ individuals faced” at the time.McGreal started writing the story 20 years ago, inspired by the lack of gay books available in libraries and shops.
He wanted to craft a new kind of love story, one that he could relate to.The Mayo-born author began struggling with his own sexuality in the ’80s and remembers being “bullied and mocked by the boys at Catholic school” as a result.
