An Irish Country Courtship - Couverture souple

Taylor, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0765321750 ISBN 13 : 9780765321756

Editeur : Forge, 2012

Synopsis

Patrick Taylor first charmed readers with "An Irish Country Doctor, " a warm and enchanting novel in the tradition of James Herriot and Jan Karon. Now Taylor returns to the colorful Northern Ireland community of Ballybucklebo, where there's always something brewing beneath the village's deceptively sleepy surface. Young Doctor Barry Laverty has only just begun his assistantship under his eccentric mentor, Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly, but he already feels right at home in Ballybucklebo. When the sudden death of a patient casts a cloud over Barry's reputation, his chances of establishing himself in the village are endangered, especially since the grieving widow is threatening a lawsuit. Not all their challenges are medical in nature. When a greedy developer sets his sights on the very heart of the community, the village pub, it's up to the doctors to save the Black Swan (affectionately known to the locals as the "Mucky Duck") from being turned into an overpriced tourist trap. After all, the good citizens of Ballybucklebo need some place to drink to each other's health.... Whether you've visited in the past, or are discovering Ballybucklebo for the first time, "An Irish Country Village" is an ideal location for anyone looking for wit, warmth, and just a touch of blarney.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

After less than a year, young Barry Laverty, M.B., is settling in to the village, with only a few months to go before he becomes a full partner in the practice. He s looking forward to becoming a fixture in the community, until an unexpected romantic reversal gives him second thoughts. Will he truly be happy tending to routine coughs and colds for the rest of his career? After all, even when a more challenging case comes along, like a rare tropical disease, all he can do is pass it on to a qualified specialist or big city hospital. As much as Barry enjoys the rough and tumble of life in County Down, is running a humble GP s shop all he wants out of life? Barry s mentor, Doctor Fingal Flahertie O Reilly, is going through some personal upheavals as well. After mourning his deceased wife for decades, he s finally allowed a new woman into his life. But this budding courtship is not going over well with Kinky Kincaid, the doctors redoubtable housekeeper, who fears having her position usurped by O Reilly s new flame. Tact, diplomacy, and a fair amount of blarney may be required to restore peace to the household.

Revue de presse :

Welcome to the colourful Ulster village of Ballybucklebo, where two overworked doctors work hand in hand to mend the bodies and spirits of the town s diverse and engaging inhabitants. But who is looking after the wounded hearts of the doctors? Taylor masterfully charts the small victories and defeats of Irish village life. --Irish American Magazine

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Forge
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0765321750
• ISBN 13: 9780765321756
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 464