Maggie-Now

Betty Smith, the beloved

author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, weaves a riveting modern myth

out of the experiences of her own life in this rediscovered classic.

In Brooklyn's

unforgiving urban jungle, Maggie Moore is torn between answering her own needs

and catering to the desirous men who dominate her life. Confronted by her

quarrelsome Irish immigrant father, the feckless lover who may become her

husband, and others, Maggie must learn to navigate a cycle of loss, separation,

and hope as she forges her own path toward happiness.

With characteristic

warmth, compelling insight, and easy, conversational prose, Maggie-Now poignantly

illuminates one woman's struggles and successes as she grapples with timeless

questions of desire, duty, self-sacrifice, and the quest for fulfillment. Maggie-Now is

an unforgettable masterpiece from one of the twentieth century's greatest

talents.