A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Young Adult, Historical, Classics book. As she read, at peace with the world and happy as only a...
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- Pages: 430 pages
- ISBN: 9780440841166 / 0
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People always think that happiness is a faraway thing," thought Francie, "something complicated and hard to get. Yet, what little things can make it up; a place of shelter when it rains - a cup of strong hot coffee when you're blue; for a man, a cigarette for contentment; a book to read when you're alone - just to be with someone you love. Those things make happiness. Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn // As she read, at peace with the world and happy as only a little girl could be with a fine book and a little bowl of candy, and all alone in the house, the leaf shadows shifted and the afternoon passed. Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn // Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing. Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn //
everyone A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is the story of Francie (Frances) Nolan growing up in the slums of Brooklyn in 1912. Over the years, it has been called a timeless classic, a description which will undoubtedly remain steadfast. Francies mother is small and pretty but steely and tough but her father is warm and charming and, above all, a prisoner... Some books give young girls dreams of ponies, kittens, and visions of eternal love. This book is not one of them.If I were to make a metaphor, this book would be the equivalent of the ice bucket challenge. It offers no platitudes, it is harsh, realistic. It slaps you in the face with reality, a reality that is very rarely pleasant.And...