The modern classic and one of NYPL’s “Book of the Century” A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, by legendary author Betty Smith. This unforgettable novel was published originally in 1943 by Harper & Brothers, which is now HarperCollins. Harper still publishes A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN in paperback edition.

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The beloved classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century, 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 Brooklyn 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.

"In the future, when something comes up, you tell exactly how it happened but write down for yourself the way you think it should have happened. Tell the truth and write the story. Then you won't get mixed up. It was the best advice Francie every got."- Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Ch. 26

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