~ Trade Paperback
~ Winner of the Audie Award for Classic - 2002
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn follows the story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg . . .
A beloved American classic, first published in 1943, about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, and crowded with life, people, and incident.
“A profoundly moving novel, and an honest and true one that cuts right to the heart of life. If you miss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn you will deny yourself a rich experience.” -- New York Times