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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No dust jacket
- Seller
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GAHANNA, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
The Blakiston Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1943. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. 376 pp. Text box white and unmarked. A pink stain appears at top outer edge affecting hafl title page, title page through page 2 of the book. Otherwise unmarked with no prior owner attribution.
Synopsis
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is a classic coming-of-age novel set in the early 20th century. It follows the story of Francie Nolan, a young girl growing up in the impoverished Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Despite her challenging circumstances, Francie finds solace and inspiration in books and the natural world. The novel explores themes of poverty, family dynamics, resilience, and the power of education. Through Francie's eyes, readers witness her struggles, dreams, and triumphs as she navigates the complexities of adolescence and strives to rise above her circumstances. Smith's poignant storytelling captures the essence of hope, determination, and the indomitable spirit of a young girl yearning for a brighter future. An instant best-seller, 300,000 copies were sold just in the first six weeks after publication. In 1945 was adapted into a film directed by Elia Kazan starring James Dunn, Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, and Peggy Ann Garner, who won a Special Academy Award for Outstanding Child Actress of 1945.
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Reviews
On Jul 22 2017, a reader said:
Wonderful! A touching story, which I first read when I was maybe nine or ten years old. I have read it several times since.......Jane K.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Select Tomes
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100364
- Title
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- Author
- Betty Smith
- Format/Binding
- Brown cloth over boards with gilt title and author on spine. Hinges tight. Corners lightly bumped.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Edition made by Special Arrangement with Harper & Brothers
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Blakiston Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1943
- Pages
- 376
- Size
- 5 3/4 X 8
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Classics;
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GAHANNA, Ohio
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I am making available selections from my collection of eclectic, historical and sometimes rare books. My collection includes historical novels, cookbooks, textbooks and children's books along with other ephemera.
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