The Heart in Exile, Garland Rodney, De Hegedus Adam

A sad, serious first novel called The Heart in Exile cannot fairly be ignored. . . . Its detached picture of barren tragic love and desire in a furtive fantastic underground sector of London can arouse no disgust but only a deep pity coupled with a new understanding. - Marghanita Laski, The Observer

An extremely important book. - Truth

A completely honest story of homosexual life in London. . . . It makes no attempt to defend or condemn. A well-written work. - John Betjeman, Daily Telegraph

Written with great competence. - Walter Allen, New Statesman

Julian Leclerc, a handsome and talented young barrister, has been found dead of an apparent overdose of sleeping pills. The verdict is accidental death, but his fianc e, Ann Hewitt, suspects theres something more to the story. As the grieving woman recounts the details of Julians tragic end to psychiatrist Dr. Tony Page, he listens with acute interest - but not for the reason she thinks. Years earlier, he and Julian had been lovers, and now, disturbed by the circumstances of his friends demise, Tony sets out to uncover the truth. His quest will take him from the parties and pubs of the gay underworld of 1950s London to Scotland Yard and the House of Commons as he uses his shrewd and penetrating insight to find who or what was responsible for Julians death. But he may discover more than he bargained for - about Julian, and himself. . . .