tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775036128353245200.post1587156768161094264..comments2023-10-06T04:50:59.098-07:00Comments on Apples at the Chapel: Frank McCourtTStevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755216405900904272noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775036128353245200.post-38718838271039819722009-07-23T22:22:38.796-07:002009-07-23T22:22:38.796-07:00Be forewarned, it is a really sad and depressing b...Be forewarned, it is a really sad and depressing book at times. It is also profoundly beautiful.<br /><br />But like I suggested, get it on cd and listen to it in the car. His brogue really adds to the atmosphere of the story.TStevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755216405900904272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775036128353245200.post-81538723749548622532009-07-23T19:01:25.856-07:002009-07-23T19:01:25.856-07:00PS The speech was on today. I heard it an hour or...PS The speech was on today. I heard it an hour or so after I read your post on his death.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072553905347896668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775036128353245200.post-68915927246778061912009-07-23T19:00:25.594-07:002009-07-23T19:00:25.594-07:00NPR played a speech Frank McCourt gave to an audie...NPR played a speech Frank McCourt gave to an audience in San Francisco a few years ago. He read from Angela's Ashes about he and his brother choosing a coffin for their mother. I was laughing out loud in the car. <br /><br />I am going to pick up Angela's Ashes next time I am at the library.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072553905347896668noreply@blogger.com