A tree grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is the beloved classic about a young woman's coming-of-age as she enters the 20th century.

The story of the sensitive and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for nearly eighty years.

From the moment she was born, Francie needed to be strong-willed, as her often difficult life demanded endurance, precocity, and strength of spirit. Disdained by her neighbors because of her family's unstable and eccentric behavior—such as her father, Johnny's, alcoholism, and Aunt Sissy's habit of remarrying without bothering to divorce her previous husband—no one could say the Nolans' lives lacked drama.

At once overwhelming, sublime, moving, and uplifting, the Nolans' life experiences are filled with raw honesty and tenderly intertwined with familial bonding. A literary masterpiece that brilliantly captures a unique time and place, as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

Originally published in 1943, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a classic coming-of-age novel, a moving narrative, full of compassion and cruelty, humor and sadness, that goes beyond fiction and finds representation in every corner of the world.

“A moving, honest, and truthful novel that goes straight to the heart of life... Failing to read *A Tree Grows in Brooklyn * will deny you a rich experience... It is a moving story that will give you a profound understanding of childhood and family relationships.” - The New York Times

“One of the best-loved and best-selling books of our time.” - Orville Prescott

“One of the books of the 20th century.” - New York Public Library

“ This poignant and moving classic of American literature is filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, life and incident.” - The New Yorker

“Powerful—sometimes funny—and deeply moving, this is a book for a discerning, not-so-squeamish audience.” - Kirkus Reviews