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The Soulswimmer is a witty and insightful collection of stories, verses, and songs by Alphie McCourt, the youngest of the literary McCourt brothers famous for their Irish memoirs.
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“This book stands utterly unique and utterly on its own. Beautifully written with gentle wit, penetrating honesty, and forgiving insight.”
— Peter Quinn, author of Banished Children of Eve, on A Long Stone’s Throw
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“Alphie McCourt moves fluidly through time and geography to bring us a brand new story…one filled with tenderness and redemption.”
— Colum McCann, New York Times bestselling author, on A Long Stone’s Throw
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About Alphie McCourt
Alphie McCourt is the youngest of the McCourt brothers, who gained fame through works such as A Monk Swimming and the Pulitzer Prize–winning Angela’s Ashes. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, the Villager, the Limerick Leader, and Irons Magazine. McCourt currently lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.
About the Narrators
Malachy McCourt (1931–2024) was born in Brooklyn, New York, but grew up in Limerick, Ireland. He returned to the United States at the age of twenty and worked at many odd jobs before turning to acting and writing.
Jack O’Connell is the author of several acclaimed novels. He has been described as a cyberpunk Dashiell Hammett. His dark, noir-ish crime stories are dragging the crime genre into new realms. He lives in Wooster, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children.
Tavia Gilbert is an acclaimed narrator of more than four hundred full-cast and multivoice audiobooks for virtually every publisher in the industry. Named the 2018 Voice of Choice by Booklist magazine, she is also winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has earned numerous Earphones Awards, a Voice Arts Award, and a Listen-Up Award. Audible.com has named her a Genre-Defining Narrator: Master of Memoir. In addition to voice acting, she is an accomplished producer, singer, and theater actor. She is also a producer, singer, photographer, and a writer, as well as the cofounder of a feminist publishing company, Animal Mineral.