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"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...It is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood and family relationships. 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 sufferings that are the lot of a great city's poor. Primarily this is Francie's book. She is a superb feat of characterization, an imaginative, alert, resourceful child. And Francie's growing up and beginnings of wisdom are the substance of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."
--New York Times

"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

]]> 14891 52 833257 1943 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn total:33215|5:15376|4:11822|3:4881|2:900|1:245| 33215 140816 46501 4251 2327917 4.22 34705 4497 3500 3.52 17008 2181 4718355 288301 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 29831 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

]]> 1943 5 16 false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Aug 17 20:34:04 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 05:44:59 -0800 2009 While it was not...more...]]> 2938407 184218 456908 006092988X 9780060929886 178 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174931004m/456908.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174931004s/456908.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/456908.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.23 1268 --Emilie Coulter]]> 1943 5 13 false Wed Jul 11 07:40:53 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:15:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6278835 193255 482976 0060736267 9780060736262 163 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175126759m/482976.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175126759s/482976.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482976.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 1043 --Emilie Coulter]]> 1943 5 12 false Mon Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 16 09:36:58 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 04 22:00:38 -0700 2008 Francie stood on tiptoe and stretched her arms wide. "Oh, I want to hold it all!" she cried. "I want to hold the way the night is - cold without wind. And the way the stars are so near and shiny. I want to hold all of it tight until it hollers out, 'Let me go! Let me go!'"
...more...]]> 1108452 80407 456908 006092988X 9780060929886 178 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174931004m/456908.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174931004s/456908.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/456908.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 --Emilie Coulter]]> 1943 5 9 false Tue May 08 15:43:35 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:07:59 -0800 2009
I sob, and I mean sob, every time I read this book. It's such a simple story--Francie Nolan is a smart little girl who's trying to find beauty in her sometimes ugly, always poverty-stricken life. Her adored father is wonderful, but too plagued by his own dem...more...]]> 37825002 1424859 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

]]> 1943 5 7 false Sat Nov 15 16:42:40 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 17:02:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 30987938 651844 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

]]> 1943 5 6 false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Aug 23 10:11:31 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 15 17:02:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 16370479 933518 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

]]> 1943 4 4 false Sun Apr 27 17:45:39 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 25 19:39:14 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 27 17:45:27 -0700 2008 suffers a bit from the pauper syndrome, for some reason this affliction only effected books written from say 1800 to 1940...
also a variation on the ordeal novel...(see comment...more...]]> 14189336 612636 372107 0060001941 9780060001940 30 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174243536m/372107.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174243536s/372107.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/372107.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.28 128 --Emilie Coulter]]> 1943 5 4 false Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 31 13:16:22 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 20 14:20:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 40485995 980318 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

]]> 1943 5 2 false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 14:48:07 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 20:16:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 33942313 1202636 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

]]> 1943 5 2 false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 26 20:17:42 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 10 21:35:58 -0800 2008 once more...]]> 29294243 1397575 482976 0060736267 9780060736262 163 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175126759m/482976.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175126759s/482976.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482976.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 --Emilie Coulter]]> 1943 5 2 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Aug 05 04:56:51 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 06:42:45 -0700 2008 3 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is my absolute favorite book of all time.

While the story is set at the turn of the century (1902-1919) and contains many historical elements that may feel alien to the modern reader, the message that is subtly and intricately woven into the fabric of the story is...more...]]> 21427202 1005834 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

]]> 1943 5 3 false Thu May 01 18:01:49 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 11:27:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 18395799 913824 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

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My Dad's birthday is March 17. Once again, I found myself drawn to listening to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn again just before his birthday. It seems to be an emotional habit. Once again I am joined to my fictional kindred Francie Nolan. I am not like h...more...]]> 16817301 124482 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

]]> 1943 4 2 false Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 02 01:13:42 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 01:13:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 14285864 214902 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

]]> 1943 4 3 false Fri Feb 01 11:32:57 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 11:51:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 849486 26417 482976 0060736267 9780060736262 163 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175126759m/482976.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175126759s/482976.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482976.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 --Emilie Coulter]]> 1943 4 2 false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 23 17:10:26 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 18:21:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 19824478 856494 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

]]> 1943 5 2 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Apr 09 16:24:27 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 16:30:46 -0700 2008 39799383 52625 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

]]> 1943 4 2 false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 10 12:38:21 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 16 17:38:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 32761324 1352973 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

]]> 1943 5 1 true Sat Sep 13 06:22:20 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 06:03:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 28130570 961136 14891 0061120073 9780061120077 3734 <![CDATA[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598m/14891.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668598s/14891.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14891.A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn 4.24 33215 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. 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. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

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Overall, I liked it. It strikes me as being a very "old-fashioned" book, and I can't quite put my finger on why/how. It's not like reading Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle, w...more...]]> 1 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/1?book_id=7024693 3 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/3?book_id=7024693 2 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/2?book_id=7024693 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7024693 4 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/4?book_id=7024693 5 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/5?book_id=7024693 6 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/6?book_id=7024693 7 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/7?book_id=7024693 9 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/9?book_id=7024693 10 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/10?book_id=7024693