Betty Smith

Betty Smith was an American playwright and novelist, who wrote the 1943 bestseller A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Books by Betty Smith

2 books available

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
4.3 (388k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In turn-of-the-century Brooklyn, a determined young girl with an unwavering spirit grows up amidst poverty, her dreams as strong as the tree pushing through concrete.
Joy in the Morning
Betty Smith
4.3 (8k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In 1927 Brooklyn, young Annie McGairy travels to a Midwestern university to marry Carl, only to find their love tested by poverty and isolation during their first year of marriage.