A Monk Swimming

Paperback. English. Harper Collins. 1998. In fair/good condition.

An entertaining memoir of a rollicking life in New York of an Irish immigrant.

The title is derived from the young Malachy’s mishearing of the words ‘amongst women’ in Hail Mary.

Malachy McCourt, younger brother to Frank, had his childhood portrayed in the much loved best-selling book, Angela’s Ashes. Here he tells the story of his own hell-raising days when he left Ireland and went in search of fame, fortune and fun in New York.