Joy in the Morning
A Novel
1st Edition
Published on 5. May 2020
320 pages
978-0-06-298863-8 (ISBN)
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From Betty Smith, author ofthe beloved American classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, comes an unsentimental yet radiant and powerfully uplifting tale of young love and marriage.In 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, Carl Brown and Annie McGairy meet and fall in love. Though only eighteen, Annie travels alone halfway across the country to the Midwestern university where Carl is studying lawand there they marry.But Carl and Annies first year together is much more difficult than they anticipated as they find themselves in a faraway place with little money and few friends. With hardship and poverty weighing heavily upon them, they come to realize that their greatest sources of strength, loyalty, and love, will help them make it through.A moving and unforgettable story, Joy in the Morning is a glad affirmation that love can accomplish the impossible. (Chicago Tribune)
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