Tan tells the story of an Australian psychiatrist who bought 30 copies of The Red Tree as gifts for his patients suffering from depression, a testimony that underscores the impact his works can have on adult readers.
陳志勇說，曾有一名澳洲精神科醫師買了 30 本《緋紅樹》轉贈給他的憂鬱症病人，這是他知悉成年讀者對他作品最直接的反應。