A 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 followed. With not much to his name other than his sharp wit and knack for storytelling, McCourt was