Tis has those elements that made Angela's Ashes such a success --the narrative brio, the fierce sympathy for human tie and torment, the intuitive feel for character and above all the love of language.

      --Peter Collier, Los Angeles Times Book Review

 Tis is the story of a man finding two great vocations--teaching and storytelling.., a hard-nosed but lyrical conclusion to the story begun in Angela's Ashes.

      --Malcolm Jones, Newsweek

 Frank McCourt"s glorious childhood memoir, Angela"s Ashes,has been loved and celebrated by readers everywhere for its spirit, its wit, and its profound humanity. It won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. And now we have "Tis, the story of Frank"s American journey from impoverished immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur. The same vulnerable but invincible spirit .that captured the hearts of readers in Angela"s Ashes comes of age. Frank McCourt"s "Tis is one of the most eagerly awaited books of our time, and it is a masterpiece.

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