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A young girl from an impoverished family comes of age in Brooklyn at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Francie Nolan, avid reader, penny candy connoisseur and adroit observer of human nature, has much to ponder in colourful, turn-of-the-century Brooklyn. She grows up with a sweet, tragic father, a severely realistic mother and an aunt who gives her love too freely--to men and a brother who will always be the favoured child. Francie learns early the meaning of hunger and the value of a penny. She is her father's child--romantic and hungry for beauty. But she is her mother's child, too--deeply practical and in constant need of truth. Like the Tree of Heaven that grows out of cement or through cellar gratings, resourceful Francie struggles against all odds to survive and thrive. Betty Smith's poignant, honest novel created a big stir when it was first published more than 50 years ago. Her frank writing about life's squalor was alarming to some of the more genteel society, but the book's humour and pathos ensured its place in the realm of classics--and in the hearts of readers, young and old. (Ages 10 and up) --Emilie Coulter, Amazon.com
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"One of the most dearly beloved and one of the finest books of our day."--Orville Prescott
"One of the books of the Century."--New York Public Library
One of the most dearly beloved and one of the finest books of our day. --Orville Prescott"
One of the books of the Century. --New York Public Library"
A profoundly moving novel, and an honest and true one. It cuts right to the heart of life. . . . If you miss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn you will deny yourself a rich experience. --New York Times"
"A profoundly moving novel, and an honest and true one. It cuts right to the heart of life. . . . If you miss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn you will deny yourself a rich experience."--New York Times
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- PublisherBlackstone Audio Inc
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0786177888
- ISBN 13 9780786177882
- BindingAudio CD
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