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Frank McCourt
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Angela's Ashes |
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English |
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Paperback |
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464 |
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2005-10-03 |
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0007205236 |
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HARPER PERENNIAL |
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0.44 pounds |
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1.16 x 5.04 x 7.72 inches |
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New Ed |
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Product Description
Stunning reissue of the phenomenal worldwide bestseller: Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and in Ireland in the 40s. It is a story of extreme hardship and suffering, in Brooklyn tenements and Limerick slums - too many children, too little money, his mother Angela barely coping as his father Malachy's drinking bouts constantly brings the family to the brink of disaster. It is a story of courage and survival against apparently overwhelming odds. Written with the vitality and resonance of a work of fiction, and with a remarkable absence of sentimentality, 'Angela's Ashes' is imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's distinctive humour and compassion. Out of terrible circumstances, he has created a glorious book in the tradition of Ireland's literary masters, which bears all the marks of a great classic.
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Reka O'Connell (Australia) (2007/11/25):
I loved this book! In fact it was so engaging, that I was just flying through the pages!
Frank McCourt's honest words make you laugh, cry, sometimes both at the same time...
The book really puts things into perspective, and makes you appreciate what you have. A must read!
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