The Irish Navy--A Full Life?


Printed:	1997	Author:	Jim Brady
Publisher:	Anchor Books	ISBN:	0952844710
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Hardcover: 224 pages. This title is out of print, the network will be queried and an update sent within two weeks.
Publisher's blurb:
In this delightful and eagerly awaited sequel is Jim Brady's hilarious descriptions of life in civvy street after his exemplary service in the Irish Navy. He writes vividly about his often frustrating encounters with prospective employers both here and in England whom he could not convince that we actually do have a navy.
He writes of his deeply embarrassing experience of losing his virginity to a nymphomaniac swank in Dalkey, County Dublin. His colourful descriptions of life in the Liberties where he was born, and of its characters, including Bang-Bang, the most famous of them all, are a joy to read. He describes in great detail the humiliating experience of being forced to re-visit the Iveagh second-hand clothes market, to purchase two suits for four pounds, after all his belongings had been stolen by prostitutes near University College Cork while he was celebrating his discharge from the navy.
His detailed portrait of his family's life following his discharge in the early 1960s and his recall to active service makes a strong contribution to a very enjoyable book.