Description
Whether or not you have read our May selection before, you probably know that many readers consider this title as a lifelong favorite. An immediate best-seller upon publication, selling around 3 million copies in the first year or so, the novel has always been in print. It has been translated into 16 other languages. It’s 1912 and eleven-year-old Francie Nolan lives in a Brooklyn tenement with her parents and ten-year-old brother Neeley. She loves her public library – taking out a book six days and two on Saturday. Her mother supports the family by cleaning and her father, battling the demon drink, works as a singing waiter; their life is not easy. We see her through to age seventeen and can imagine what comes next. Please read the book so you can participate in our structured, facilitated Zoom discussion.
