being gay. The visit of a nephew and the New Year's festivities only serve to intensify his thoughts. Although Chadwick is abrasively disdainful early on, he is fascinating when he loosens up. Phillips keeps the reader hopping with throwaway quotations from Donne and scatological references and puns. First published in 1981, and a Books in Canada First Novel nominee, this new edition contains a foreword by Alexander Inglis. ¿¿¿¿"Edward Phillips has produced something unique in literary history - a comic thriller about gays, set in Westmount. I read it with mounting appreciation and laughter. A highly promising debut." - Robert Fulford "A witty, wonderfully poised, poignant, self-pitiless book." - Montreal Gazette "A masterful and original novel." - The Globe and Mail "The feelings run deep and it speaks sensibly, amusingly, and passionately." - Marian Engel