Monk Swimming

In this "irresistible memoir that''s equal parts pathos and belly laughs," the Irish American writer and actor shares stories from his first decade in the US (People).Malachy McCourt left behind a childhood of poverty and painful memories of his father and mother in Limerick, Ireland, when he followed his brother, Frank, to America in 1952.In A Monk Swimming, McCourt recounts the decade that follo...