Like new condition Frank McCourt's 1996 memoir Angela's Ashes is a humorous and compassionate account of his impoverished childhood in Limerick, Ireland during the 1930s and 1940s. The narrative follows Frank's attempts to understand the world around him, framed by his time in America as a child and young adult. The memoir centers on his mother, Angela, who despite poverty, an irresponsible husband, and the loss of three children, remains a loving and humorous mother.