A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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“@MJMcKean It’s a brilliant book I also think the movie is really good | I read it over and over in part because I felt it was describing to me what my parents? life was like when they were kids. | I read it over and over in part because I felt it was describing to me what my parents’ life was like when they were kids.”
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Coming of Age, About New York City, and Most Recommended Books.
The American classic about a young girl's comingofage at the turn of the century."A profoundly moving novel, and an honest and true one. It cuts right to the heart of life... If you miss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn you will deny yourself a rich experience... It is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood and family relationships. The N...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Coming of Age, About New York City, and Most Recommended Books.
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“@MJMcKean It’s a brilliant book I also think the movie is really good | I read it over and over in part because I felt it was describing to me what my parents? life was like when they were kids. | I read it over and over in part because I felt it was describing to me what my parents’ life was like when they were kids.”
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