This is why her family and close friends were shocked when, at the age of twenty-three this practical-minded girl upped and married the handsome charming ne'er-do-well Claude Bassett." (from the jacket). Maggie-Now is a heroine in the traditon of Francie Nolan, A Catholic girl of Irish parentage, Maggie-Now grew up in Brooklyn at the turn of the century - a time when the old-fashioned virtues were still in vogue. A story of tears and laughter, cruelty and compassion, so crowded with life and people that no description can begin to convey its spell. It is the story of Fracie Nolan and the world of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that made her. "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is the ever-popular best-seller that put Betty Smith in the forefront of modern novelists. DJ shows minor edgewear and light rubbing with small loss at head of spine and small chips to heel of spine and corners. Previous owner signature to front endpaper, text is otherwise clean and bright, no marks.
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