Helpful Score: 2
This book is a powerfully written story of a boy growing up in Ireland during the war. I cannot imagine having to endure the suffering Angela survived in losing her children, one after the other and not being able to depend on her husband to bring home enough money to feed them. The fact that anyone survived during that period of time in Ireland is a miracle. I can understand why the author wanted to come to America, and why he won a Pulitzer Prize for this book.
