Referring to the writer of childhood, we are all too familiar with the name Nguyen Nhat Anh, children find childhood lively and innocent while adults receive tickets to return to childhood. Unlike Nguyen Anh's previous works, CRY ON THE TREE is put into many tragic and tragic adversities to challenge the characters and help them mature emotionally over time. The work revolves around the innocent love between a freshman, Dong, and a 14-year-old girl called Turtle. The story delves into the inner thoughts and concerns of adolescence on a background reminiscent of childhood living in harmony between the nature of the mountains and forests, reflecting the taste of the countryside and the love of the village.
The context of the work takes place mainly in a village in Quang Nam, the author's hometown. CRY ON THE TREE is like a piece of music with intertwined ups and downs, through which Nguyen Nhat Anh skillfully takes the reader from one surprise to another, from these emotional levels to the next. Different emotions, the reader seems to be controlled and follows the true emotions that the writer brings.