Angela's Ashes Summary
Frank McCourt

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Angela's Ashes Summary

Angela’s Ashes is an autobiography written by the late Irish-American author Frank McCourt. The book is essentially the story of his life as a poverty-stricken boy growing up with a struggling mother, an alcoholic father, and a family of siblings, including three who die as infants.

McCourt begins the book by describing how his parents met in Brooklyn, New York, his mother, Angela, becoming pregnant with Frank. For that reason...

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