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The book is called angela s ashes, because mccourt wanted to finish it by 1981 when his mother had died and her ashes were brought back to limerick. March 31, 1901january 11, 1985, who falsely claimed to have been in the ira during the irish war of independence, and irish catholic mother angela sheehan january 1, 1908december 27, 1981 from limerick. Limerick ireland new york state united states literary awards. Angelas ashes is an unflinching vision of life on the dole in ireland told with humor and grace. A memoir audiobook mp3 by frank mccourt, frank mccourt unabridged audiobook audio length 14 hours 59 minutes. Angelas ashes by frank mccourt free ebooks download. Angela s ashes is the story of how frank endured wearing shoes repaired with tires, begging for a pigs head for christmas dinner, and searching the pubs for his father a tale he relates with eloquence, exuberance, and remarkable forgiveness.
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