There is a Tree in Brooklyn
About This Novel
This is a book about "strength", telling how "reading" makes life come alive, how "knowledge" changes people's destiny, and how "the power of family" supports children to realize their dreams. France likes reading, and she goes to the library every Saturday to borrow two books to take home and read; she also likes to observe the lives of her neighbors, watching their every move is like watching a play on the stage; she also likes to listen to the adults around her narrate their own lives: life is rich and colorful Aunt Sissy, who was married three times and gave birth to ten children but all died in infancy, and each of her lovers was called John; Grandma Mary, although illiterate, remembered more than a thousand stories and legends; Uncle Freetman's only topic at home was his horse Drummer. How to tease him... Although France has a lively heart, life in Brooklyn is difficult after all: her mother is beautiful, petite and has an iron will, but she prefers her younger brother; her father is warm and charming, but has no fixed job and is addicted to alcohol; the child earns money by picking up rags. With a few meager pennies, she could only spend half herself and take the other half home to her parents who could barely afford the rent and could only afford expired bread... Frances' mother hoped to help her children escape the bottom through education. However, the drastic changes and hardships in life made everything out of reach. Facing the ups and downs of life, France is as tough as the tree of heaven in the yard, always maintaining dignity and faith, dreaming of a future that is different from the past and present. Finally, another door of life opened for her...
What Readers Think
Rating
Community(0)
Rating
Community(0)
