R.I.P.


Beloved writer Frank McCourt died this past Sunday (July 19th) at the age of 78 in New York City after a battle with meningitis and having been diagnosed with melanoma. (...)

The once public school teacher won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel Angela's Ashes - a memoir based on his impoverished life in Limerick, Ireland.

For those of you who have never read Angela's Ashes I couldn't recommend the book more. Also, take a minute and watch the movie as well.

For more on McCourt's life, please check out the following links:

HERE
HERE
ANGELAS ASHES
'Tis


"The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice."-Frank McCourt.



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