{"product_id":"a-tree-grows-in-brooklyn-9780099427575","title":"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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 suffering that were the lot of New York's poor. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is the story of Francie, an imaginative, alert, resourceful child, and of her family.\u003c\/p\u003ePoignant, moving, triumphant - in the bestselling tradition of Angela's Ashes  ______________________ NOW CELEBRATING ITS 75th ANNIVERSARY  Betty Smith's debut novel is universally regarded as a modern classic. The sprawling tale of an immigrant family in early 20th-century Brooklyn, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is one of the great distinctively American novels.  The Nolan family are first-generation immigrants to the United States. Originating in Ireland and Austria, their life in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn is poor and deprived, but their sacrifices make it possible for their children to grow up in a land of boundless opportunity.  Francie Nolan is the eldest daughter of the family. Alert, imaginative and resourceful, her journey through the first years of a century of profound change is difficult - and transformative. But amid the poverty and suffering among the poor of Brooklyn, there is hope, and the prospect of a brighter future.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780099427575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 15 Feb 2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.9(H)x13(L)x3.3(W)334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 334\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eBetty Smith was born in 1896 and died in 1972. She wrote four novels, including A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eA profoundly moving novel, and an honest and true one. It cuts right to the heart of life . . . If you miss \u003ci\u003eA Tree Grows in Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e you will deny yourself a rich experience... It is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood and family relationships. * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis story radiates life. * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the books of the century * New York Public Library *","brand":"Betty Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49041633706201,"sku":"9780099427575","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780099427575.jpg?v=1785936956","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/a-tree-grows-in-brooklyn-9780099427575","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}