![]() ![]() The latter, which also features a young protagonist, shares a common theme with The Spanish Gardener. Best known for writing The Citadel, Cronin also penned The Keys to the Kingdom and The Green Years. Brande quickly grows to resent Jose and inadvertently begins to drive a wedge between his son and himself.Īlthough The Spanish Gardener unfolds like a stage play adaptation, it was based on a 1950 novel by A.J. ![]() The lonely lad needs a friend and finds one in Jose (Dirk Bogarde), a local laborer who has been hired to tend to the garden. Brande wants quality time with his son-but only on his own terms. Nicholas is expected to spend time with his father-but it's difficult when Father travels frequently and is often absorbed in his work. Brande loves his son, but it's a selfish love. ![]()
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