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Angela's Ashes

By: Frank McCourt
Narrated by: Frank McCourt
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McCourt’s Pulitzer Prize winning look back at his childhood. “It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while…”

“When I look back on my childhood, I wonder how I survived at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.

People everywhere brag or whimper about the woes of their early years, but nothing can compare with the Irish version: the poverty; the shiftless loquacious father; the pious defeated mother moaning by the fire; pompous priests; bullying shcoolmasters; the English and the terrible things they did to us for eight hundred long years. Above all we were wet…”

So begins Frank McCourt’s stunning memoir of his childhood in Ireland and America, a recollection of unvarnished truth and no self pity, of grinding poverty and indomitable spirit that will live in the memory long after the tape has ended.

Now a major film directed by Alan Parker and starring Robert Carlyle and Emily Watson.

©1996 Frank McCourt (P)1999 Harper Collins UK Funny
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A touching account of growing up in difficult circumstances told with such sensitivity and of all things, humor!

Unforgettable!

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This has been my favorite book for years and it was lovely to hear it read, it made it even more special.

This is my favorite book, it was lovely to hear it

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Even for an abridged version so much is missing from the book. Disappointed it wasn’t a complete reading.

So much is missing

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Such a great story. I’m so so sad it was a short version and couldn’t listen to the whole story once I was absolutely immersed in the story

So in love

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My favourite book, destroyed! All the bits I was eagerly waiting for had been removed. I have raved unashamedly about the book but could not bring my self to suggest that anyone listens to this. It doesn’t come near the full book. Do yourself a favour and read the printed version.

Too much Abridged

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Everyone knows how great this short story is!
I thoroughly enjoyed this reading by the author himself! What a treat!

Not need to say anything

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Its only a very condensed part of the full book, but still a great listen.
Would be good to have all three books available.

Love this book

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I love this book, it's in my all-time top three. Hearing it read by Frank was fabulous, though I was disappointed not to hear most of my favourite stories from the novel.

Too abridged

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Loved the Irish accent by the reader
He made me feel I was really there

Great book

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This has been one of my favourite books for years, I took it on holiday with me many times and its great to hear it read by the author but so much has been left out which is a real shame

A lot missed out

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