A Way Through the Wood

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A Way Through the Wood
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Author Nigel Balchin
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
Publisher Collins
Publication date
1951
Media typePrint

A Way Through the Wood is a 1951 novel by the British writer Nigel Balchin. A car accident exposes a family's deep-buried secret.

In 1954 it was adapted by Ronald Millar into a stage play, Waiting for Gillian , [1] which ran in the West End for 101 performances. [2] In 2005 it was turned into a film, Separate Lies , directed by Julian Fellowes.

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References

  1. https://theatricalia.com/play/41p/waiting-for-gillian
  2. Frances Stephens, Theatre World Annual (London) Number 6, Macmillan 1955: 'Play Runs' page 29

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