Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
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Angela's Ashes the book.
Frank McCourt writes with a marvelous dry wit and black humor which helps to create a funny yet sad tale all at the same time, describing what the family had to endure though such dark hard times and the courage they had to face for a brighter future.
A very moving and emotional story, a belly laugh on one page, sorrow the next.
How I love this book ! Very much a must Read!
Contents at a Glance
The Plot.
The story is based on an average working class Irish Catholic family struggling to survive in extreme conditions.
Battling the cold and miserable Irish weather with little money to keep the wolf from the door.
What ever money that is brought into the house by their father, when he does work, and by the children, picking up what ever odd jobs they can, is mainly frittered away by their father at the local corner pub, leaving very little for food and clothes.
His father an alcoholic is later force to move his family to America to relieve the family of financial dept.
When Frank hears of the journey to America, he is over joyed as this will enable him to become financially secure enough to pay off all family depts that are owed and to earn enough money to return to the land of his dreams.
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“Mam tells us there is a terrible flood, that the rain came down the lane and poured under our door.”
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- By MIKE CULLITY About 10 years ago, James Novak read ?Angela's Ashes,? the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1996 memoir by Frank McCourt that chronicles the author's impoverished childhood in Ireland and subsequent escape to America.
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- Mr. McCourt, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ?Angela's Ashes,? ?'Tis? and ?Teacher Man,? was a teacher himself for 30 years in New York City before his time in the limelight for his memoir, ?Angela's Ashes.? ?Despite the immense success of this ...
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What did you think?
Love it! Great read.
Cercis says:
I think this was a book that needed to be written. I have not seen the movie, but will put it on my list.
Donnette says:
I have Angela's AShes, the movie, the book and I have read it umpteen times. Frank McCourt was a master storyteller, and is and will remain one of my favorite authors in my treasured collection.
LoKackl says:
Wonderful book. Wasn't it amazing the love for a father that penetrated so much loss, pain and betrayal?
RitaK says:
This book was a favorite of mine. I am going to go pull it out and read it again!
Spook says:
Yes I have read it and enjoyed it tremendously.
Do you think you would like to read tis book?
mbgphoto says:
You review has encouraged me to put this on my "to read" list.
BevsPaper says:
I think I'm way overdue in reading this book. You have motivated me.
Pastiche says:
Mom recmmended this book to me - it's on my reading list times 2 now.
Joan4 says:
I am embarrassed that this has been on my reading list for so long. I have heard wonderful things about this book - and your review is fabulous!
Jerry_David says:
I am eager to have a read of it, thanks!
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Plethora_Reader
Jan 2, 2012 @ 11:19 pm | delete
- I read this book a couple of years ago, but enjoyed reliving it through your lens, thank you. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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paperfacets Dec 29, 2011 @ 4:30 pm | delete
- To me he was the every man that had a will to write and did it after he retired. To get that kind of recognition after being a teacher is a dream coming true. I was taken aback this summer while shopping at the 99cent store. There sat a two foot stack of "Angela and the Baby Jesus" by Frank McCourt. It was illustrated nicely and the story is for kids. I felt very sad that he did not live to write more pieces. One in a magazine I read a few years was very impressive. It seemed sad that this book was going for a dollar.
My family of 14 couples and parents with small children each received a copy for Christmas.
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Cercis Dec 26, 2011 @ 12:53 pm | delete
- Thanks for takingthe time to review this book so neatly and succinctly.
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Science-Fiction-Fan
Dec 10, 2011 @ 1:21 am | delete
- Love Angela's Ashes!
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Donnette
Jul 5, 2011 @ 3:12 am | delete
- Angela's Ashes can be seen on many of my bio pages in social sites as being THE book I love out of all books... Frank McCourt was legendary and will remain on my top list for a lifetime. His subsequent book 'Tis, although also exceptional, did not quite hit home as Angela's Ashes did, but still hysterically funny!
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