A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith, is the story of Francis Nolan, a young girl growing up in the tenement district of Brooklyn. Her mother is hard-working and no-nonsense, her father is an alcoholic dreamer who can't hold down a job. On the surface, it's a coming-of-age story, and while that would be enough for me, there is also layer after layer of character development, and insight into the time period and growing up poor. I love the book dearly. Have a first edition, as a matter of fact.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith, is the story of Francis Nolan, a young girl growing up in the tenement district of Brooklyn. Her mother is hard-working and no-nonsense, her father is an alcoholic dreamer who can't hold down a job. On the surface, it's a coming-of-age story, and while that would be enough for me, there is also layer after layer of character development, and insight into the time period and growing up poor. I love the book dearly. Have a first edition, as a matter of fact.
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