![]() ![]() ![]() And everything rotates around his family, his brothers, his mother, and whatever disastrous home they happen to be in at the time. They have more kids, lose more kids, and all the while their eldest, Frank, is growing up. They start having kids, they lose one child, and then they head back to Ireland. Less people have heard of ‘Tis, the next memoir in the series.Īshes begins with Frank’s mom and dad in New York City and the poverty, alcoholism, and struggle begins immediately. It is one of the more famous memoirs in recent history, or maybe even ever, and has been made into at least one successful movie. ![]() Most everybody has heard of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Angela’s Ashes (1996). But I’m making an educated decision based on the way I feel about books one and two. I don’t feel compelled to read this book, largely because it focuses in on teaching high school in New York City, and that is about the least interesting thing in the world to me. Written in 2005, Teacher Man picks up the story where ‘Tis leaves off in Frank McCourt’s life, and tells the story of the teacher who would become a writer. Okay, okay, so I know there’s another memoir in this series. ![]()
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