Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes is a memoir about a childhood of poverty and hardship in Ireland during the 1930s and 1940s.

Fast Facts

1. Author: Frank McCourt
2. Genre: Memoir Non-Fiction
3. Publication Date: September 5, 1996
4. Publisher: Scribner
5. Pages: 368
6. ISBN 0684874350
7. Awards/Distinctions: Pulitzer Prize in 1997
8. Adaptations: Movie
9. Sequel: 'Tis

Plot Synopsis

Angela's Ashes tells the true story of author Frank McCourt and his family. After the death of his younger sister in 1933, the family moves back to Ireland. After Frank's alcoholic father moves to England for work, his family is left to take care of themselves.

Critical Reception

• "The power of Angela's Ashes is that it makes you believe the claim; that despite the rags and hunger and pain, love and strength do come out of misery — as well as a page-turner of a book. And though the experience it tells of was individual, the point, and the story, is universal." - EW.com

• "It takes a masterful storyteller to make readers laugh while detailing a story of oppressive poverty, chronic illness, despicable alcohol abuse and the death of three siblings." - Amazon.com user review

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