Just finished reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn By Betty Smith, and it is most definitely the best book I have ever read! It is at times sad, heartwarming, and bittersweet. This story is beautifully written and was hard to part with. I keep searching, but I can not find any book like it! Thank you to my cousin in-law Rachel for giving it to me for my thirteenth B-day!
Thank you so much for the suggestions, and thank you so much for the book!
So glad you enjoyed it Misha!! I definitely love getting immersed in that 20th century world, with all of these complex and wonderful characters.
Here are some books that have reminded me of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn:
- Joy in the Morning - Betty Smith
- Maggie-Now - Betty Smith
- Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt
All of them happen to be about Irish-Americans growing up in the early 20th century :-)