Paichka
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@sweeteeze, I have read Betty Smith's other books and enjoyed them very much. Thank you for reminding me of those. "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" just stands out for me, but the others were quite good as well.
Alice Hoffman is another of my favorite authors, and though her writing style is nothing like Betty Smith's, your description sort of applies to her writing as well. I always say that Alice Hoffman writes about ordinary people to whom extraordinary things happen. Maybe it is just that when she is at her best, she makes the ordinary seem extraordinary. She has written a few clunkers, but for the most part, I love her work.
Alice Hoffman is another of my favorite authors, and though her writing style is nothing like Betty Smith's, your description sort of applies to her writing as well. I always say that Alice Hoffman writes about ordinary people to whom extraordinary things happen. Maybe it is just that when she is at her best, she makes the ordinary seem extraordinary. She has written a few clunkers, but for the most part, I love her work.