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\nFrom the momen t she entered the world\, Francie needed to be made of stern stuff\, for t he often harsh life of Williamsburg demanded fortitude\, precocity\, and s trength of spirit. Often scorned by neighbors for her family's erratic and eccentric behavior-such as her father Johnny's taste for alcohol and Aunt Sissy's habit of marrying serially without the formality of divorce-no on e\, least of all Francie\, could say that the Nolans' life lacked drama. B y turns overwhelming\, sublime\, heartbreaking\, and uplifting\, the Nolan s' daily experiences are tenderly threaded with family connectedness and r aw with honesty. Betty Smith has\, in the pages of A Tree Grows in Brookly n\, captured the joys of humble Williamsburg life-from "junk day" on Satur days\, when the children of Francie's neighborhood traded their weekly tak e for pennies\, to the special excitement of holidays\, bringing cause for celebration and revelry. Smith has created a work of literary art that br illiantly captures a unique time and place as well as deeply resonant mome nts of universal experience. \;Here is an American classic that "cuts right to the heart of life\," hails the New York Times. "If you miss A Tre e Grows in Brooklyn\, you will deny yourself a rich experience."
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