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Angela's Ashes

A Memoir

By Frank McCourt

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| Hardcover | 9780684874357

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"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic chilContinue

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ANGELA'S ASHES

This was, of course, not about Jesus in the least. It was about Ireland. The peat. The mist. The pubs. The priests and their secrets. The cooking smells. The accents. The omnipresence of death. A friend correctly pointed out that I'd get close to non ... (read full critics)

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Angela's Ashes

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This book has touched me like few others...

An incredibly strong memoir... this is a one of a kind book... and definitely one of my favourites.
It carries you through a childhood of extreme poverty, but also of strength and accomplishments.
Heart wrenching, tender, hilarious and extremely moving
You will find it terribly difficult to put down ... (continue)

An incredibly strong memoir... this is a one of a kind book... and definitely one of my favourites.
It carries you through a childhood of extreme poverty, but also of strength and accomplishments.
Heart wrenching, tender, hilarious and extremely moving
You will find it terribly difficult to put down
I highly recommend it.

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mariabei said on Mar 10, 2010 about the Paperback edition | 1 feedback

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A beautiful memoir

Frank McCourt is an amazing storyteller! It's funny, heartbreaking, and charming all at once. Meaningful books like this are rare, so do yourself a favor and give it a try. It's sure to inspire and change your life!

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Moirne Stark said on Jun 23, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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Feeling poverty

I don't think I can waist food any more.
It's incredible how, despite the distress and the lack of everything, there's still a loving feeling in Frankie for all his family.

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fran_ces said on Apr 4, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Who says that poverty can't be fun? This memoir is very humorous and touching at most times. A novel that will make people realize how fortunate we can be compared to others. Frank McCourt has an accomplished life and life story.

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harrypotpot said on May 9, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

One of those book wont make you sleep. While you are crying for the tough destiny of this family you find yourself smiling at the way an innocent kid tell the story. When it was over I missed it for a while...

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jaahbaba said on Feb 27, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

When I started reading this, I was feeling extremely blue. And from the very first page, I thought this isn't the right time to read this. This is too gloomy for me now, I need something to cheer me up. But for some reason I kept reading. I'm now half through and it doesn't seem it will get any bett ... (continue)

When I started reading this, I was feeling extremely blue. And from the very first page, I thought this isn't the right time to read this. This is too gloomy for me now, I need something to cheer me up. But for some reason I kept reading. I'm now half through and it doesn't seem it will get any better. But I guess what has kept me going so far is the thought that I'm not so gloomy, I'm not having such a bad time. I thank Allah for what I have.

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Khadijah said on Jan 13, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback