Angela's ashes

If you enjoyed Frank McCourt's book, you might like:

• Christy Brown My Left foot
• Robert Greacen The Sash my father wore
• Maryanne Kerr Over the mountain
• Hugh Leonard Home before night
• Christopher Nolan Under the eye of the clock
• George O'Brien The Village of longing; Dancehall days
• Frank O'Connor An Only child
• Peter Sheridan 44: A Dublin memoir
• Alice Taylor The Night before Christmas
• Marrie Walsh An Irish country childhood

And you could also try Irish novelists who give a similar picture, such as:

• Maeve Binchy
• Clare Boylan
• Seamus Deane
• Bernard Maclaverty
• John McGahern
• Kate O'Brien