A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Modern Classics)
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Being of Irish-Austrian descent, I found this book truly compelling. If I had been raised in a different era, I might have experienced the world Francie grew up in. Thank goodness that didn't happen. I led a pretty ideal life compared to Francie, being raised in a middle class neighborhood and completing 2 years of college (thx Mom and Dad).
The following review is from Amazon:
Seeing the world through the eyes of young Francie Nolan in the years just before and during WWI reveals a much different place than the Brooklyn of today. She and her brother grow up unsure of any schooling beyond elementary school. Their father works intermittently as a singing waiter, and their mother as a scrubwoman in the flats near theirs. Still, they read pages from Shakespeare and the Bible every night, and their mother trades flat cleaning and a supper meal for piano lessons. Frannie has a gift for writing, but has to contend with a teacher who believes that the only good literature is about beauty, and not true life. How Frannie achieves her goals shows us what was available to young girls in the 1910s and what the mindset of the era was.
The following review is from Amazon:
Seeing the world through the eyes of young Francie Nolan in the years just before and during WWI reveals a much different place than the Brooklyn of today. She and her brother grow up unsure of any schooling beyond elementary school. Their father works intermittently as a singing waiter, and their mother as a scrubwoman in the flats near theirs. Still, they read pages from Shakespeare and the Bible every night, and their mother trades flat cleaning and a supper meal for piano lessons. Frannie has a gift for writing, but has to contend with a teacher who believes that the only good literature is about beauty, and not true life. How Frannie achieves her goals shows us what was available to young girls in the 1910s and what the mindset of the era was.
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at LFL - Talmadge Dr E (4567) Kensington East in San Diego, California USA on Saturday, July 21, 2018
sha at LFL - Talmadge Dr E (4567) Kensington East in San Diego, California USA on Saturday, July 21, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (7/21/2018 UTC) at LFL - Talmadge Dr E (4567) Kensington East in San Diego, California USA
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