Love conquers all
A beautiful book zoning in on the message of 'love conquers all'. I never thought I'd enjoy it but it was a wonderful tale. Mayon follows the life of two young men: John, a volcano enthusiast and, Gregorio, an estate overseer. Their lives intertwine when Greg's boss, Ignacio, invites another man to 'take over his job'.

As you can imagine, the new arrival- John- is hated by Greg. But this doesn't last long....passion sets in. But homosexuality is stigmatized, there's no way that they could ever be....And Ignacio has other plans for John, involving his single daughters. Needless to say, they're all in quite a muddle. Greg can't grasp the seriousness of it, and his whole life is eventually thrown off course, why is Ignacio against the idea of him being his son in law? Why is Ignacio so willing to accept a strange foreigner into their family? Why is society so set in its ways against homosexuality? Why so backward? Who is he really?

I enjoyed the tale, I appreciated how it didn't focus on self acceptance, the men had that covered, rather it was about social acceptance. There was none of that denial, they both knew what they wanted. It was a strongly written novel, and there was no way anyone could be bogged down by the historical context of it.

What I didn't like so much was the constant love-making, I can tolerate it, sure, but......I much preferred their classic witty dialogue and the drama of the tale. But that's just me.

I received this through NetGalley.