Collection: Julian Gloag

Julian Gloag (1930-2023), the author of eleven novels, was born in London. He was educated at Rugby School and Cambridge University before emigrating to the United States, where he initially worked as a glove salesman. He subsequently entered the publishing industry in New York, eventually rising to the rank of director. His first novel, Our Mother's House (1963), was a major success and was adapted into a film directed by Jack Clayton, starring Dirk Bogarde. Following its publication, he devoted himself exclusively to writing. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1970, he moved to France in 1973.