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What a fabulous book! It is most definitely America’s greatest novel, hands down! I love it.. it had so many life lessons that anyone at any age should and could take with them in life. It went through history too, the REAL American history. What a fantastic, most enjoyable, the best novel I have read, in a long time. Loved it! Kudos to authors of the past......
This book was recommended by someone on Twitter and when I told my Mum that this was the book I wanted for Xmas she nearly cried as it was her favourite when she was growing up!
The book is set at the start of the 1900's in Brooklyn and follows the lives of the Nolan Family. The main focus and narrator is Francie who is a young girl just approaching adolescence. It depicts how hard life is for her as she is an avid reader who wants nothing more than to go to school and better herself This is diff ...more
The book is set at the start of the 1900's in Brooklyn and follows the lives of the Nolan Family. The main focus and narrator is Francie who is a young girl just approaching adolescence. It depicts how hard life is for her as she is an avid reader who wants nothing more than to go to school and better herself This is diff ...more
I read this as a child... and a copy has always graced my shelf.
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