The Potting Shed
by Graham Greene
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Author: Graham GreeneEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 1957
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 123
Publisher: The Viking Press
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Book Review: A mysterious why-did-it-happen story
Summary: 5 Stars
Much is written about English novelist Graham Greene, 1904-1991. He was a novelist, short story writer, playwright, screenplay writer, book & film reviewer, and has written children's books.
The 1957 English play, The Potting Shed, a 3-act play and a psychological family drama that carries themes of marriage, faith, religion, resurrection, betrayal, deception. It begins with the patriach dying, and his grown children are sent for by telegram with the exception of the protagonist, James Callifer, middle-aged and divorced. Something happened when he was a youth, and without any information from his distant mother or relatives, he sets out to discover what happened that has his memory wiped out after the incident.
TIME magazine review called it a "truly dramatic of detective stories, what-done-it, a shadowy trek backward from an effect to a cause." But don't expect a common detective story. The what-done-it aspect is not the focus, but moreso, why-was-it-done, what happened when it was done.
If you do have in your possession, the book of The Potting Shed book that includes artwork on the cover, you can pretty much guess what happened in the potting shed, otherwise, as I say it is not the focus but the mystery is dramatic as it leaves one asking why would a 14 year-old boy do something so uncalled for and know nothing about it in his later years. Excellent play....Rizzo
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