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'THEY WERE TREATED TERRIBLY' – WHY 'LAD L' VETERAN MIKE GAYLE IS FALLY TACKLG RACISM
But this month, a genre tradnally domated by women prented s top prize to Mike Gayle. “It’s jt lovely, ” says Gayle.
In a books market where such btsellg thors as Fieldg and Cathere Alltt were providg an sight to romantic relatnships om a female perspective – and landg the label “chick l” for their efforts – Gayle joed the lik of Nick Hornby and Tony Parsons givg a male view. This won them the “lad l” moniker, although Gayle has said he prefers “pop l”, bee his wrg is “jt like pop mic as much as ’s immediately accsible … yet touchg on all the great them – love, lghter, hatred and jealoy – whout feelg the need to take self too serly”. ‘Love, lghter, hatred and jealoy’ … some of Gayle’s novels.
”Gayle is speakg to me via Zoom om his home town of Birmgham, where he liv wh his wife, two dghters and a much-loved pet. And y, when we go to the vets, they do announce him as Sail Gayle! ”Gayle eventually moved back to Birmgham, and spent a year spltg his time between eelance journalism and workg on the novel.