Singing My Him Song

The New York Times–bestselling memoirist recounts his journey from alcoholism to loving family man—“A surprisingly tender McCourt disarms the reader with his openness and dexterous touch in this winning sequel to A Monk Swimming” (Publishers Weekly).

“McCourt offers closure and glimpses of victory over his past and the battle. . . . But most delightful of all, he recounts his recovery in his own lighthearted way, always seeing the jest in his follies.” —Miami Herald

Malachy McCourt shares the extraordinary story of how he went from living the headlong and heedless life of a world-class drunk to becoming a sober, loving father and grandfather, still happily married after thirty-five years.

Bawdy and funny, naked and moving, told in the same inimitable voice that left readers all over the world wondering what happened next in A Monk Swimming, Singing My Him Song is “told with the frankness and honesty for which McCourt has become renowned” (New York Daily News).

“[McCourt] writes movingly about his family, and is open about how his alcoholism devastated them.” —New York Times

“Singing My Him Song makes it clear that no one understands the value of laughter better than Malachy McCourt.” —Irish America Magazine