heythereter 's review for:

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

5.0

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Really loved this book! I listened to it on Audible. I'll admit it was a little confusing in the beginning with so many people introduced. I almost gave up, but soon I figured out that Johnny (Father,) Momma, Francie and Neely were the real focus of the book. It is set in a different time. Early 1900s until WWI era. Momma's love and stern advice got them through everything they faced. She was a hard working woman who cherished her family and made many sacrifices for the people she loved. At the end of the Audible book, the narrator told her story of what she loved about the book and author, and how it had an impression on her life. That was a wonderful story too. I would read a memoir by the narrator.

I think I would enjoy going back and listening to this again.