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Patrick Taylor returns to the charm we first found in An Irish Country Village with An Irish Country wedding. We are reintroduced to the familiar characters of the tiny village who boast quite a lot of character and charm since we had a departure from them in the phenomenal work An Irish Country Girl, also by Patrick Taylor.
A lot of obstacles emerge as one character falls to illness, another has dating dilemmas and another wants to reach her doctor ambitions-and she certainly has met the right people for that! We are enamored of the world Taylor has created and also are pleased to learn what a Black Velvet is-Guinness and Champagne. If you need an escape from the craziness of New York, pour yourself a cup of Irish Tea, put your feet up, and get started on this whole series. It is the perfect escape for relaxation. They read smoothly and the drama is just enough without being drastic.
An Irish Country Wedding by Patrick Taylor is Recommended by Whom You Know!
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In An Irish Country Doctor (Forge 2008), Patrick Taylor introduced us to young Dr. Barry Laverty, his oft-prickly mentor Dr. Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly, and the charming residents of the small town of Ballybucklebo, Northern Ireland in the 1960s, and was embraced by critics and fans alike. The New York Times bestselling author has returned with five other delightful novels in the series, and now, AN IRISH COUNTRY WEDDING (A Forge Hardcover; $24.99; On-sale date: October 16, 2012), cements Patrick Taylor’s place as one of the most charming storytellers today. This unique series presents a now-gone rural Ireland, based on his own experiences, portrayed with love, wit, charm, and an eye (and ear) for detail that only an Irishman could recreate.
Love is in the air in the colorful Ulster village of Ballybucklebo, where Dr. Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly has finally proposed to the darling of his youth, Kitty O’Hallorhan. There’s a wedding to be planned, but before O’Reilly can make it to the altar, he and his young colleague, Barry Laverty, M.B., must deal with the usual round of eccentric patients--and crises both large and small.
Being a G.P. in a place like Ballybucklebo often means more than simply splinting broken bones and tending to aches and pains. It can also mean helping a struggling young couple acquire their first home, clearing the name of a cat accused of preying on a neighbor’s prize pigeons, and encouraging a bright working-class girl who dreams of someday becoming a doctor herself. And, if you’re Barry Laverty, still smarting from a painful breakup, there might even be a chance for a new romance with a lovely school teacher, if her passionate political convictions don’t get in the way.
Much has changed in Ballybucklebo, and bigger changes are in store, but the lives and practices of these Irish country doctors remain as captivating and irresistible as ever.
Patrick Taylor’s longtime work as a doctor, combined with his Irish heritage, has led him to craft another winning novel that will appeal to readers of all ages and interests. Long-time readers will especially delight in returning to the colorful, charming, and quirky world of Ballybucklebo. At once comic and sincere, AN IRISH COUNTRY WEDDING is a charming tale of an Ireland now gone but never forgotten, and will infuse warmth on even the chilliest of fall evenings.
Patrick Taylor, M.D., is the author of the Irish Country books, including An Irish Country Doctor, An Irish Country Village, An Irish Country Christmas, An Irish Country Girl, An Irish Country Courtship, and A Dublin Student Doctor. Taylor was born and raised in Bangor, County Down in Northern Ireland. After qualifying as a specialist in 1969, he worked in Canada for thirty-one years. He now lives on Saltspring Island, British Columbia.Visit him online at http://patricktaylor.ca/
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