Monica Furlong was an author and journalist who lived in London. She authored many books, including Longings: Medieval Women Mystics.

"For illuminating details on how Watts happened to be in the right place at the right time to bring Zen to the attention of millions, this biography is a must."—Los Angeles Times"Lucid, intelligent, and compelling...inspires ne—Jack Maguire, author of Waking Up: A Week Inside a Zen Monastery and Essential Buddhism

• Foreword to the SkyLight Lives EditionAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Paradise Garden, 1915–19202. The Education of a Brahmin, 1920–19323. Christmas Zen, 1932–19384. The Towers of Manhattan, 1938–19415. Colored Christian, 1941–19476. Correspondence, 1947–19507. A Priest Inhibited, 1950–19518. The Wisdom of Insecurity, 1951–19609. Counterculture, 1960–196810. The Home Behind Home, 1969–1973NotesBooks by Alan WattsIndex

Monica Furlong was an author and journalist who lived in London. She authored many books, including Longings: Medieval Women Mystics.

"For illuminating details on how Watts happened to be in the right place at the right time to bring Zen to the attention of millions, this biography is a must."—Los Angeles Times"Lucid, intelligent, and compelling...inspires ne—Jack Maguire, author of Waking Up: A Week Inside a Zen Monastery and Essential Buddhism

• Foreword to the SkyLight Lives EditionAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Paradise Garden, 1915–19202. The Education of a Brahmin, 1920–19323. Christmas Zen, 1932–19384. The Towers of Manhattan, 1938–19415. Colored Christian, 1941–19476. Correspondence, 1947–19507. A Priest Inhibited, 1950–19518. The Wisdom of Insecurity, 1951–19609. Counterculture, 1960–196810. The Home Behind Home, 1969–1973NotesBooks by Alan WattsIndex