{"product_id":"tis-a-memoir-9780684864495","title":"Tis: A Memoir","description":"Frank McCourt's glorious childhood memoir, \u003ci\u003eAngela's Ashes, \u003c\/i\u003e has been loved and celebrated by readers everywhere for its spirit, its wit and its profound humanity. A tale of redemption, in which storytelling itself is the source of salvation, it won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Rarely has a book so swiftly found its place on the literary landscape. \u003cbr\u003e And now we have \u003ci\u003e'Tis, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e comes of age. As Malcolm Jones said in his \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e review of \u003ci\u003eAngela's Ashes, \u003c\/i\u003e \"It is only the best storyteller who can so beguile his readers that he leaves them wanting more when he is done...and McCourt proves himself one of the very best.\" Frank McCourt's \u003ci\u003e'Tis\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most eagerly awaited books of our time, and it is a masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcCourt, Frank:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Frank McCourt (1930-2009) was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to America in 1949. For thirty years he taught in New York City high schools. His first book, \u003ci\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award. In 2006, he won the prestigious Ellis Island Family Heritage Award for Exemplary Service in the Field of the Arts and the United Federation of Teachers John Dewey Award for Excellence in Education.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844927131922,"sku":"9780684864495","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bcb1fb56-a350-4610-8116-c754b3800c77.jpg?v=1737336533","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tis-a-memoir-9780684864495","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}