Tree Grows in Brooklyn Green/gray fabric over boards - 1943
by Smith, Betty
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
Description
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Details
- Title Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- Author Smith, Betty
- Binding Green/gray fabric over boards
- Condition Used - Fair
- Pages 443
- Publisher Harper & Brothers, New York
- Date 1943
- Bookseller's Inventory # KPL31
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About this book
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is a classic coming-of-age novel set in the early 20th century. It follows the story of Francie Nolan, a young girl growing up in the impoverished Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Despite her challenging circumstances, Francie finds solace and inspiration in books and the natural world. The novel explores themes of poverty, family dynamics, resilience, and the power of education. Through Francie's eyes, readers witness her struggles, dreams, and triumphs as she navigates the complexities of adolescence and strives to rise above her circumstances. Smith's poignant storytelling captures the essence of hope, determination, and the indomitable spirit of a young girl yearning for a brighter future.
An instant best-seller, 300,000 copies were sold just in the first six weeks after publication. In 1945 was adapted into a film directed by Elia Kazan starring James Dunn, Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, and Peggy Ann Garner, who won a Special Academy Award for Outstanding Child Actress of 1945.