Irish Country
Forge Books
November 2008
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Featuring: Barry Laverty
496 pages ISBN: 0765320703 EAN: 9780765320704 Kindle: B001FA0PV8 Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
Barry Laverty, M.B., is looking forward to his first
Christmas in the cozy village of Ballybucklebo, at least
until he learns that his sweetheart, Patricia, might not be
coming home for the holidays. That unhappy prospect dampens
his spirits somewhat, but Barry has little time to dwell on
his romantic disappointments. Christmas may be drawing nigh,
but there is little peace to be found on earth, especially
for a young doctor plying his trade in the emerald hills and
glens of rural Ireland.
Along with his senior partner, Doctor Fingal Flahertie
O’Reilly, Barry has his hands full dealing with seasonal
coughs and colds, as well as the occasional medical
emergency. To add to the doctors’ worries, competition
arrives in the form of a patient-poaching new physician
whose quackery threatens the health and well-being of the
good people of Ballybucklebo. Can one territory support
three hungry doctors? Barry has his doubts.
But the wintry days and nights are not without a few tidings
of comfort and joy. Between their hectic medical practice,
Rugby Club parties, and the kiddies’ Christmas Pageant, the
two doctors still find time to play Santa Claus to a
struggling single mother with a sick child and not enough
money in the bank. Snow is rare in Ulster, and so are
miracles, but that doesn’t mean they never happen. . . .
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