''The Heart's Invisible Furies'' is a

social novel The social novel, also known as the social problem (or social protest) novel, is a "work of fiction in which a prevailing social problem, such as gender, race, or class prejudice, is dramatized through its effect on the characters of a novel". More ...

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

novelist

John Boyne John Boyne (born 30 April 1971) is an Irish novelist. He is the author of eleven novels for adults and six novels for younger readers. His novels are published in over 50 languages. His 2006 novel ''The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' was adapte ...

and published by Doubleday in 2017. The story revolves around the life of Cyril, who struggles with his sexuality, but it takes on board a range of prejudice and intolerance in the Ireland of the past seventy years.

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2017 Irish novels Novels with gay themes Irish LGBT novels Novels by John Boyne Doubleday (publisher) books {{2010s-LGBT-novel-stub