![]() ![]() The story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for more than sixty years. ![]() The beloved American classic about a young girl’s coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident. Yet, somehow, there’s so much beauty, too. Her family is pretty poor and her dad loves to drink, so her life is difficult at times. Those friends must know my reading preferences really well, because I loved it!Ī Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a coming-of-age story about a girl in turn-of-the-century Brooklyn. I’ve been told multiple times by a couple different friends that I’d like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, so I finally decided to pick it up. ![]()
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