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443 pages ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
McCourt is the eldest of eight children born to Angela Sheehan and Malachy McCourt in the 1920s. The McCourts began their family in poverty in Brooklyn, yet when Angela slipped into depression after the death of her only daughter (four of eight children survived), the family reversed the tide of emigration and returned to Ireland, living on public assistance in Limerick. McCourt's story is laced with the pain of extreme poverty, aggravated by an alcoholic father who abandoned the family during World War II. Given the burdens of grief and starvation, it's a tribute to his skill that he can serve the reader a tale of love, some sadness, but at least as much laughter as the McCourts' "Yankee" children knew growing up in the streets of Limerick. His story, almost impossible to put down, may well become a classic. |
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Irish Americans -- Biography.
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Irish Americans -- Ireland -- Limerick (Limerick) -- Biography.
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McCourt family.
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McCourt, Frank -- Family.
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Limerick (Limerick, Ireland) -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Pawlikowska-Gannon, Hanna.
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| Added Title |
Angela's ashes. Polish
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| ISBN |
8372271801 |
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9788372271808 |
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