Tomorrow Will Be Better: A Novel by Betty Smith (English) Compact Disc Book

Description: Tomorrow Will Be Better by Betty Smith, Nicola Barber From Betty Smith, author of the beloved classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, comes a poignant story of love, marriage, poverty, and hope set in the Williamsburg and Bushwick sections of 1920s Brooklyn.Tomorrow Will Be Better tells the story of Margy Shannon, a shy but joyfully optimistic young woman just out of school who lives with her parents and witnesses how a lifetime of hard work, poverty, and pain has worn them down. Her mothers resentment toward being a housewife and her fathers inability to express his emotions result in a tense home life where Margy has no voice. Unable to speak up against her overbearing mother, Margy takes refuge in her dreams of a better life. Her goals are simple--to find a husband, have children, and live in a nice home--one where her children will never know the terror of want or the need to hide from quarreling parents. When she meets Frankie Malone, she thinks her dreams might be fulfilled at last, but a devastating loss rattles her to her core and challenges her life-long optimism. As she struggles to come to terms with the unexpected path her life has taken, Margy must decide whether to accept things as they are or move firmly in the direction of what she truly wants. Rich with the flavor of its Brooklyn background, and filled with the joys and heartbreak of family life, Tomorrow Will Be Better is told with a simplicity, tenderness, and warmhearted humor that only Betty Smith could write. FORMAT Compact Disc LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Betty Smith (1896-1972), was born Elisabeth Wehner in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. She studied journalism at the University of Michigan and playwriting at the Yale School of Drama and was a successful, award-winning dramatist. The bestselling A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was her first novel.Nicola Barber, is an Audie Award and Earphones Award-winning narrator whose voice can be heard in television and radio commercials and popular video games such as World of Warcraft. She is also an Audie finalist in the prestigious category of solo female narrationfor her work on Murphys Law by Rhys Bowen and Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth. She has performed on the stage in New York City and at a number of top regional theaters in the United States. Her film and television roles include The Nanny Diaries with Scarlett Johansson, and Law & Orders 2009 season premiere. Originally from England, she currently resides in New York, a multicultural background that enables her to bring a broad range of accents and characterizations to her role as a full-time voice-over actor. Review "The author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn again reveals her compassionate, understanding gift for portraying the little people of a great city."-- "Kirkus Reviews" Review Quote "The author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn again reveals her compassionate, understanding gift for portraying the little people of a great city." Details ISBN1094156698 Author Nicola Barber Short Title Tomorrow Will Be Better Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1094156698 ISBN-13 9781094156699 Publication Date 2020-11-24 Subtitle A Novel Playing time 506 Publisher HarperCollins Format Compact Disc Imprint HarperCollins Narrator Nicola Barber Alternative 9781094156675 DEWEY FIC Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158648423;

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