A tree grows in Brooklyn (1945)

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Set among Brooklyn tenements circa 1912, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a portrait of the Nolans, an Irish-American family living in financially challenging circumstances, often made worse by father Johnny's drinking and employment problems. But matriarch Katie keeps the family together during all of the obstacles, caring for son Neeley and daughter Francie, as well as Katie's outspoken, oft-married sister Sissy. But just as Francie's gift for writing opens up new avenues, more tragic developments test the family's resolve.

The story centers on young Francis Nolan, whose father's sudden death leaves the family to somehow survive in a harsh, despereate time. Like the tree in the back of their house, uncared for an d forgotten, their struggle to survive is a valiant one.