- 2000 edition, 385 pages
- Published by Flamingo / Harpercolins, London
- Paperback, Format B
- Very good condition, minor cover wear, fading of spine. Minor cover creases.
The Sequel to Angela's Ashes.
"Few will be able to resist this pacey and fluent sequel.....In post-war New York, McCourt moves through work as a longshoreman, a spell in the army, to night-school, to become a creative-writing teacher encouraging kids to "write about what you know" - the same policy that has led him to belated international celebrity. McCourt's gift lies not simply in having lived through interesting times, but in having developed his skills as editor and narrator to produce two fine, funny and moving slices of a past that is not simply Ireland's but everyones.' - Guardian.
''Tis begins on board a ship to New York. Only nineteen, with rotten teeth and a chronic eye infection, Frank is homeless, jobless and nearly broke. He discovers a painful awareness of class and ethnicity. Yet he longs to be a "real American" with perfect teeth and worships the "golden girls" who despise his position. McCourt's style is direct, relaxed and unpretentious. McCourt has a genius for mimicry, and his characters seem to leap off the page.' - Independent.
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