The Judas Tree

from Schmerguls

This is the sixth novel by Cronin I have read--and the first I have read since 1946. It reminded me of his sere and stark first novel, Hatter's Castle. The central character is a Scottish doctor, as of course was Cronin, but David Moray is not an admirable person though all who come to know him l...

from Schmerguls

This is the sixth novel by Cronin I have read--and the first I have read since 1946. It reminded me of his sere and stark first novel, Hatter's Castle. The central character is a Scottish doctor, as of course was Cronin, but David Moray is not an admirable person though all who come to know him l...

from ElizabethCromb

Story of a selfish man who proceeds through life making choices that impact on others while deluding himself that his decisions are justified, even when they hurt people. The final outcome can hardly raise sympathy for him.