Memoir
Angela's Ashes
Bestseller: about 10 million copies (estimate)Frank McCourt recalls a childhood of hunger and damp in Limerick, Ireland, with a charming father who drinks away the family's money and a mother who holds them together.
Facts last checked 2026-10-17
- First published
- 1996
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Medium
- Format
- Book 1 of 3 in Frank McCourt
Read this if you like memoirs that mix grim hardship with dry, sly humour.
Skip this if you cannot face stories of poverty and the deaths of small children.
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- What is Angela's Ashes about?
- Frank McCourt recalls a childhood of hunger and damp in Limerick, Ireland, with a charming father who drinks away the family's money and a mother who holds them together.
- Who should read Angela's Ashes?
- Read it if you like memoirs that mix grim hardship with dry, sly humour. Skip it if you cannot face stories of poverty and the deaths of small children.
- How long and how fast is Angela's Ashes?
- It is a medium-paced, medium read, first published in 1996.
- Does Angela's Ashes have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Death, Child death, Addiction.
- Can I borrow Angela's Ashes for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends Angela's Ashes; the borrow button above searches it for you.
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