A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

Name: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780099427575
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By Betty Smith

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is a poignant coming-of-age story set in early 20th-century Brooklyn. It centres on Francie Nolan, a young girl from an impoverished family, as she navigates her formative years amid challenges and dreams. Through Francie's eyes, readers experience a rich tapestry of family dynamics, resilience, and the search for a better future.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate heartwarming, coming-of-age stories set in the early 20th century. It offers a poignant exploration of perseverance and hope through the eyes of a young girl growing up in a Brooklyn tenement, capturing the struggles and triumphs of a diverse immigrant community.

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

The Nolans lived in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn from 1902 until 1919. Their daughter Francie and their son Neely knew more than their fair share of the privations and suffering that were the lot of New York's poor. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is the story of Francie, an imaginative, alert, resourceful child, and of her family.

Poignant, moving, triumphant - in the bestselling tradition of Angela's Ashes

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Poignant, moving, triumphant - in the bestselling tradition of Angela's Ashes

Now celebrating its 75th anniversary, Betty Smith's debut novel is universally regarded as a modern classic. The sprawling tale of an immigrant family in early 20th-century Brooklyn, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is one of the great distinctively American novels.

The Nolan family are first-generation immigrants to the United States. Originating in Ireland and Austria, their life in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn is poor and deprived, but their sacrifices make it possible for their children to grow up in a land of boundless opportunity.

Francie Nolan is the eldest daughter of the family. Alert, imaginative and resourceful, her journey through the first years of a century of profound change is difficult - and transformative. But amid the poverty and suffering among the poor of Brooklyn, there is hope, and the prospect of a brighter future.

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Betty Smith's novel is hailed for its profound emotional depth and authenticity, offering a richly rewarding experience. It is celebrated as a poignant exploration of childhood and family relationships, with the Daily Telegraph highlighting its vibrant vitality and the New York Public Library considering it one of the century's significant literary works.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099427575

Publisher: Cornerstone

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 September 1992

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Arrow Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 338g

Pages: 496

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About the Author

Betty Smith was born in 1896 and died in 1972. She wrote four novels, including A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.