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An Irish Country Christmas (Irish Country Books)
by Patrick Taylor
from Macmillan Audio

Features:

• Audiobook
• CD

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• HEART WARMING CHRISTMAS STORY Audio Unabridged 13cds
  AN IRISH COUNTRY CHRISTMAS is a story of Dr. Fingal O'Reilly, M.D., Irish GP, village Santa Claus and the people of the North Irish village of Ballybucklebo. With him are his assistant doctor, Barry Laverty and his house keeper, Kinky. The reader follows the doctors on house calls, office visits and on their errands, both medical and otherwise. Throw in Dr.Fitzgerald, a new quack who threatens their practice and livelihood. A sweetheart for each one and you have the makings of an incredible story. Dr.... more info

• Old fashioned fun
  Third in a series I hope that lasts a long time. The stories and characters are alive and you get a glimpse of life in Northern Ireland in the 60's. This is not cerebral or challenging: this is a peaceful, funny and educational read. I only hope there are more to come.
  The author combines two or three stories and brings all of them together, like a magician.

• Nice addition to the series...
  I've been a fan of this series since the first book in the series AN IRISH COUNTRY DOCTOR was released, and was happy to see this one released so soon after AN IRISH COUNTRY VILLAGE.
  Because I'm a fan, I enjoyed the book quite a lot. However, I can easily understand why someone reading this as a stand-alone book might be a little disappointed.
  Author Patrick Taylor does a great job bringing the charming village of Ballybucklebo to life. The wonderful, eccentric characters that fill this story make... more info

• The quaintest Christmas you'll ever have, Ulster style
  The year is 1964. The village is Ballybucklebo in Ulster, Ireland. It's winter, and Christmas is fast approaching. Dr. Barry Laverty is assistant to the infamous Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly, whose florid nose turns alabaster when he's angered. Barry lives in a little upstairs room at Number One Main Street with Fingal, his efficient and fuss-pot housekeeper Mrs. Kinky Kincaid, a white cat named Lady Macbeth, and a daft black Labrador named Arthur Guiness. Barry's mind is fully occupied these days not only... more info

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