In the heartbreakingly beautiful memoir 'Angela's Ashes,' Frank McCourt recollects his impoverished youth in Brooklyn and Limerick, painting a vivid picture of a childhood marred by hardship and hunger, yet punctuated by the unwavering love of his mother, Angela, and the story-fueled dreams inspired by his father, Malachy. Stream of consciousness narrative flows through Frank's early days, capturing the resilience with which he clung to life, laughter, and the stories that helped him escape the stark reality of his existence. Through McCourt's masterful prose, readers glimpse the endurance of the human spirit in the face of crushing poverty and the power of storytelling in the life of a young boy who, against all odds, forges a path out of the untold suffering he was born into.