Angela's ashes : a memoir of a childhood /
Frank McCourt.
- London : Fourth Estate, 2012.
- 426, 26 p. ; 20 cm.
The author chronicles his impoverished childhood in Limerick, Ireland, in the 1930s and 1940s, describing his father's alcoholism and talent for storytelling; the challenges and tragedies his mother faced, including the loss of three children; and his early experiences in the Catholic church, and balances painful memories with humor.
Young Adult. Young Adult Follett Library Resources.