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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

Start date: June 15, 2016

Finish date: July 14, 2016

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Jul 21, 2020 Jamie rated it it was amazing

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Loved it. I want to know myself as well at Betty Smith knows her characters. She puts so much life into each of them you really feel as though they are real and you know them. The picture she paints of Brooklyn in the early 20th Century is captivating. I felt as if I was walking those streets as a 10 year old girl visiting the coffee and tea shop, butcher and laundry man. I don’t remember how I observed or felt about things as a girl but I like to imagine that it was as Francie Nolan saw them. I ...more

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Jan 05, 2012 Beth Buning rated it really liked it

For a few weeks, I felt like I was living next door to Francie Nolan. I could see, hear, smell and feel Brooklyn like I was there.
Like the trees that spring up in spite of the lack of everything necessary for life, Katie, Francie and Neely not only survive but manage to live well. Johnny was not so blessed with that inner strength.

Reading this book reminded me that many people live in poverty, working and struggling to survive every day. I am so thankful for all I have, and need to give hope to ...more

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