The Ginger Tree

The Ginger Tree is a 1977 novel by Scottish novelist Oswald Wynd. The novel was adapted into a 4-part series by the BBC and Japan's NHK for release in 1989,[1][2] and subsequently shown as part of PBS's Masterpiece Theatre.[3] Because of the adaptation, the novel became Wynd's most famous.[1] The novel follows a Scottish woman who falls in love with Japanese culture, following her from 1903 to 1942.[4]

Reception

Kirkus Reviews was very positive about the novel, writing "Wynd maneuvers skillfully among Chinese and Japanese mores and landscapes--an acute selection from the author's apparently vast, engaged knowledge of the East. A completely diverting and moving tracery of the hardening destiny of a nation and the quiet shriveling of one heart."[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Obituary: Oswald Wynd". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  2. ↑ O'connor, John J. (1990-10-13). "Review/Television; In Which an Unhappy Wife Is Unhappier as a Concubine". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  3. ↑ "Masterpiece Theatre: The Archive -- The Ginger Tree". PBS. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  4. 1 2 "THE GINGER TREE by Oswald Wynd". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
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