SYNOPSIS
It is the coming-of-age story of Frances Nolan, who belongs to an impoverished yet self-sufficient Nolan Family. An alcoholic father and a mother who favours her son.They deal with incredible hardships yet manage to make the most out of the little pleasures of life. A simple and poignant tale about growing up in the poverty-stricken neighbourhood of Brooklyn during the 1900s.
How I feel about it: It’s real. It isn’t melodramatic and depressing. It’s simple and realistic and poignant and heartfelt. It’s a book that you savour. It makes every sip of coffee taste better
“People always think that happiness is a faraway thing,” thought Francie, “something complicated and hard to get. Yet, what little things can make it up; a place of shelter when it rains – a cup of strong hot coffee when you’re blue; for a man, a cigarette for contentment; a book to read when you’re alone – just to be with someone you love. Those things make happiness.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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