A NOVEL IN A HUNDRED: H. E. Bates, Taking the Burmese Retreat as His Theme, Presents The Jacaranda Tree
... A NEW novel by Mr. H. E. Bates would be a matter for interest and speculation even if it were not the best thing the author has written up to date, as I think upon reflection, that THE JACARANDA TREE (Michael Joseph, 9s. 6d.) is, and when I write that, I am remembering both Spella Ho and The Poacher, which quite rightly made his early reputation. The new book is a story of Burma, or rather of ...