Pavilion of Women (Buck)

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The great, self-sufficient house with separate courtyards for each family within offers a rich variety of marital conditions which Mrs. Buck explores with authoritative completeness.... Its oriental setting should do nothing to limit the appeal of the highly provocative theme...although Madame Wu's chilliness may repel some readers.... Yet [the book] is a searching study of women written with high seriousnes and sympathy.... Mrs. Buck's grave, unaccented prose is well suited to the delicate matters at hand.
Mary McGrory - New York Times (11/24/1946)