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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

By Betty Smith

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick The beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the twentieth century. From the moment she entered the world, Francie Nolan needed to be made of stern stuff, for the often harsh life of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, demanded fortitude, precocity, and strength of spirit. Often scorned by neighbors for her family's erratic and eccentric behavior-such as her father Johnny's taste for alcohol and Aunt Sissy's habit of marrying serially without the formality of divorce-no one, least of all Francie, could say that the Nolans' life lacked drama. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the Nolans' daily experiences in this classic novel are tenderly threaded with family connectedness and raw with honesty. Betty Smith has, in the pages of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, captured the joys of humble Williamsburg life-from "junk day" on Saturdays, when the children of Francie's neighborhood traded their weekly take for pennies, to the special excitement of holidays, bringing cause for celebration and revelry. Betty Smith has artfully caught this sense of exciting life in a poignant work of historical fiction, a novel of childhood replete with incredibly rich moments of universal experiences-a truly remarkable achievement for any writer. This enduring portrait of a bygone Brooklyn is a story of survival, resilience, and the quiet moments that define a life.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
528
Release Date:
2006-06-01
Publication Date:
2006-05-30
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0061120073
ISBN13:
9780061120077
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
603 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
205 cm
Thickness:
36 cm

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