Author Soula Emmanuel: ‘I was transitioning at the same time as I was writing — it’s a vulnerable thing to do’
When she decided to escape into the world of fiction writing during Covid, the Irish-Greek author knew she wanted to offer a different kind of representation of trans people. It was a lockdown project that turned into something much bigger
Soula Emmanuel. Picture: Gerry Mooney
Tanya Sweeney
The start of the pandemic lockdown gave many people pause to take a look at their life to see what was missing, or what could go. For Greystones-based Soula Emmanuel, it meant escaping into the relatively new world of fiction writing.
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