A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Julia Ioffe sometimes disorienting pull of the

sometimes disorienting pull of the people and places we try to hold onto

and modern life

including the impact of the AIDS crisis

and an unexpected friend

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Julia Ioffe sometimes disorienting pull of theFrom the day she was born, Francie Nolan learned that resilience was essential for survival. Growing up in the working class neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, she navigates poverty, hardship, and the complexities of family life with determination and curiosity. Though her family is often judged for their unconventional ways (her father Johnnys struggle with alcoholism and her Aunt Sissys disregard for social conventions among them) the Nolans