 First edition | |
| Author | Bill Hopkins |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MacGibbon & Kee |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 234 |
The Divine and the Decay is a 1957 novel by the Welsh writer Bill Hopkins. It was republished as The Leap, in 1984. It tells the story of the leader of a British right-wing populist party who has decided to have his internal rival assassinated. To provide an alibi for himself he stays on a small Channel Island, where he becomes fascinated by a very self-possessed young woman. It was Hopkins' first and only published novel.