''A thoroughly absorbing and pacy read. a fresh angle on gay life and on the oldest profession.'' - Time Out ''London Triptych is a dark, unexpectedly visceral novel in which the city itself becomes a character: a bustling metropolis that offers anonymity and refuge just as often as it inflicts hardship and despair. Moreover, the novel remarkably re-imagines and reclaims the secret history of the clandestine gay experience--its fleeting thrills and oppressive dangers, its grim sense of lonely dissipation and frequent exploitation--at a time when homosexuality was considered taboo. There is lots to admire here. The gorgeously supple sentences, laced with savvy insight, are a treat. I definitely intend to seek out more of Kemp''s books.'' - Ambar Shail Chatterjee, bookstagrammer ''Brilliantly constructed, a magnificent study of characters and a love letter to Oscar''s art and life.

'' - Times Don''t Change, bookstagrammer ''London Triptych comes as close to what I would call a complete work of art as anything I have encountered so far this century. Kemp''s writing is gorgeous, clear and confident with a rich vein of metaphor, often approaching the poetic, yet never becoming overly effusive or strained. Seldom has a debut novel been so well organized or cleverly thought out with such near-perfect economy of expression, eschewing the inessential so as to evoke a world like no other.'' - Erotica for the Big Brain ''The three characters and stories showed the differences in the years but also gave voice, masterfully, to those normally silenced.'' - Amy Reads ''Creates a unique atmosphere, and brings to life characters that are so real they jump out of the pages and into your imagination. Read it and be dazzled!'' - Quiet Riot Girl ''I often forget that there are still writers around that write so well. so beautifully. These writers, like Kemp, remind you that language can truly be an art form.

'' - dreamstuffbooks ''A work that stands alone as a heartbreaking love letter not only to a vast and fascinating place, but also to the lives within that serve as its beating heart.'' - gaydarnation London Triptych is, hands down, the most heart-wrenching and profound piece of literature I have read this year.'' - Pink Sheep Cafe ''Not only a devastatingly honest expose of our hidden gay past, but a heartbreaking examination of the intricacies of the gay psyche. a story about the power of feeling and the hope and beauty that can be found in even the darkest places.'' - Dissident Musings ''The patchwork crossover of [the characters''] lives and destinies is explored with a voice that sometimes reminded me of Alan Hollinghurst and other times soared into the metaphorically agonised realms of Elizabeth Smart.'' - Gscene ''A richly painted and involving story.'' - Madame Says ''An intriguing look at the homosexual experience through the prism of male prostitution over the past 100 years.'' - Hackney Hive ''London Triptych captures.

political and emotional battles with a lyrical beauty and raw lucidity.'' - A Guy''s Moleskine Notebook ''London Triptych might find itself nestled between other works of gay historical fiction on the bookshop shelves, but its central theme - freedom and the pursuit of it - is universal.'' - Hackney Citizen ''A dark novel about exploitation and betrayal that''s full of rent boys, aristos and artists. That''s got to beat the new Marian Keyes any day, right?'' - Boyz Magazine ''By turns explicit and energetic, Kemp''s forceful prose uncompromisingly draws the reader in. A strange, squalid, rather interesting book.'' - Metro ''Kemp''s language is beautiful. a touching and engrossing read.'' - Attitude ''London itself, in its relentless indifference, is as powerful a presence here as the three gay men whose lives it absorbs.

'' - Times Literary Supplement ''What an amazing book. This is the best gay novel to be published in many years. It is literary fiction at its best.'' - Clayton Littlewood ''An ambitious work in which he aims to ''give voice to the voiceless''. Fast-moving and sharply written.'' - Guardian ''An interestingly equivocal and quietly questioning debut.'' - Financial Times As the connections and reflections across the years reveal themselves, this is a book that will make you think - and make you feel.'' - Neil Bartlett ''Vivid and visceral, London Triptych cuts deep to reveal the hidden layers of a secret history.

'' - Jake Arnott ''Astonishingly textured prose and wonderfully defined narrative voices.'' - Joanne Harris.