Joy in the Morning, Betty Smith
Joy in the Morning, Betty Smith
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Joy in the Morning
A Novel

Author: Betty Smith

Narrator: Maggi-Meg Reed

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Caedmon

Published: 05/05/2020


Synopsis

From Betty Smith, author of the beloved American classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, comes an unsentimental yet radiant and 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 law—and there they marry. But Carl and Annie’s 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)

About Betty Smith

Betty Smith (1896–1972) was a native of Brooklyn, New York. Her novels A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Tomorrow Will Be Better, Joy in the Morning, and Maggie-Now continue to capture the hearts and imaginations of millions of readers worldwide.


Reviews

This is Betty Smith, the one we love for "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." This book may seem too blissful, in comparison with the story of a little girl from a troubled family in a poor neighborhood, whom we empathized with with her debut novel. In fact, everything is much more logical. It's always harde......more

This is one of the loveliest, sweetest books I've ever read. It takes a mental adjustment to appreciate the time period, so don't get thrown off by the relationship in the early pages of the book. The reward of watching the young couple's first year of marriage unfold makes the early awkwardness, an......more

Goodreads review by Trish

Oh, this is just the sweetest, most realistic story of two young adults who are in love and naively believe that being together forever will solve all their problems. Annie and Carl quickly realize that getting married against their families' wishes will be the least of their worries. Annie is a dre......more