An Irish country cottage

An Irish country cottage

Patrick Taylor, 1941-

Book - 2018

The New Year brings challenges and changes to the colorful Irish village of Ballybucklebo. The Christmas holidays have barely passed before a fire engulfs the humble thatched cottage housing Donal Donnally and his family. Although the family escapes the blaze more or less unsinged, Donal, his wife, their three small children, and their beloved dog find themselves with nothing left but the clothes on their back. Good thing Doctors O'Reilly and Laverty are on hand to rally the good people of Ballybucklebo to come to their aid. Rebuilding the cottage won't be quick or easy, but good neighbors from all walks of life will see to it that the Donallys get back on their feet again, no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, matters of procreatio...n occupy the doctors and their patients. Young Barry Laverty and his wife, Sue, frustrated in their efforts to start a family, turn to modern medicine for answers. O'Reilly must tread carefully as he advises a married patient on how to avoid another dangerous pregnancy. As a new and tumultuous decade approaches, sectarian divisions threaten to bring unrest to Ulster, but in Ballybucklebo at least, peace still reigns and neighbors look after neighbors.

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O'Reilly, Fingal Flahertie (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Laverty, Barry (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Physicians > Fiction.
Country life > Northern Ireland > Fiction.
Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) > Fiction.
Pastoral fiction.
Romance fiction.
Medical fiction.
Novels.
Genres
Pastoral fiction
Romance fiction
Medical fiction
Novels
Published
New York : Forge 2018.
Language
English
Main Author
Patrick Taylor, 1941- (author)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
"A Tom Doherty Associates Book."
Physical Description
349 pages : maps ; 25 cm
ISBN
9780765396815
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Review by Booklist Review

Taylor returns to Ballybucklebo to continue chronicling the dreams and exploits of the village's residents. Familiar faces populate the deceptively bucolic landscape as Doctors Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly and Barry Laverty deal with a variety of personal, professional, and pastoral problems. At the center of this installment in the ever popular Irish Country series is a fire that engulfs the cottage of the Donnelly family. Left with nothing but the clothes on their backs, the Donnellys must rely on the goodness and generosity of their neighbors to see them through their time of troubles. As usual, the citizens of Ballybucklebo do not disappoint, rallying together to rebuild both their cottage and their lives. The good doctors also wrestle with matters of fertility as Barry and his wife, Sue, attempt to conceive, and one overburdened young mother of four between the ages of four and one is desperate to avoid another pregnancy. It is always a pleasure to return to this small corner of Northern Ireland, where gently humorous stories of faith and friendship are often set against a politically precarious backdrop.--Margaret Flanagan Copyright 2018 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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