He seemed to specialise in men who were bullying, self centred obsessives, going from the books of his which I’ve read in the past. It’s probably more acccurate to describe it as an interesting look at a psychological type.Ĭronin was a doctor, a local GP in a small town (Dumbarton) in the west of Scotland and as such must have met a lot of characters in his daily life, some of whom inspired/appalled him so much that he felt the need to get their characters down on paper and write tales around them. Actually I’m not sure if enjoyable is the word, given the storyline. It stars Dirk Bogarde, worth watching for him alone but as I recall it’s an enjoyable watch. Cronin was published in 1950 and was made into a film in 1957, it looks like you can see the whole of the film online, if you’re interested. The Spanish Gardener by Scottish author A.J.
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