Joy in the Morning - by Betty Smith (Paperback)

About the Book

A glad affirmation that love can accomplish the impossible. Chicago Tribune

"Weeping, laughing, raging, exulting... Intensely emotional... Inspired." New York Times

Joy in the Morning is the magnificent million-copy bestseller of young love and marriage by Betty Smith, beloved author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Tomorrow Will Be Better, and Maggie-Now. In 1927 Brooklyn, teenagers Carl Brown and Annie McGairy meet and fall in love. Through hardship and poverty, their commitment perseveres, and soon they realize that their greatest sources of strength, loyalty, and love will help them make it through, together. Joy in the Morning is, in the words of Best Sellers, a human-hearted song of joy from the immortal Betty Smith."

Book Synopsis

From Betty Smith, author of the 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 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)

From the Back Cover

A timeless classic is reborn! From Betty Smith--author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, one of the most beloved novels of the past century--comes an unsentimental yet radiant and powerfully uplifting tale of young hearts 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 their first year together is much more difficult than they anticipated, in a faraway place with little money and few friends. With hardship and poverty weighing heavily upon them, Annie and Carl come to realize that their greatest sources of strength, loyalty and love, will help them make it through.

Review Quotes

"A more dauntless heroine than Annie--or a more appealing one--has not turned up in a current novel in years." -- New York Times

"A marvel...a human-hearted song of joy." -- Best Sellers

"A glad affirmation that love can accomplish the impossible." -- Chicago Tribune

"Betty Smith was a born storyteller." -- USA Today

"An artful and engaging novel . . . .Certain to touch many hearts." -- New York Times