An Irish Country Courtship: A Novel (Irish Country Books)
Registered by gypsysmom of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on 12/26/2014
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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A Christmas present from my lovely husband. He keeps me well supplied with books even though he is not much of a reader himself.
I have read quite a few of these Irish Country books thanks to my husband buying them for me. This book is set after An Irish Country Girl and before An Irish Country Wedding. It is not necessary to read them in order but it does provide a narrative flow.
In this book one doctor in the village of Ballybucklebo is progressing nicely with his romance but the other has been jilted by his girlfriend and is quite downcast. However life does go on and the doctors are called to minister to common ailments as well as some tricky conditions. Junior doctor, Barry Laverty, chafes at always having to send the tricky cases to specialists and hospitals in Belfast. He is uncertain whether he will stay in Ballybucklebo after his contract is up at the end of June. Senior practitioner Fingal O'Reilly would like him to stay but he knows that Barry has to decide for himself. Meanwhile there are always problems other than medical that the people ask their doctors for help. One of the more puzzling is how Councillor Bishop is swindling eight of his employees that he talked into buying shares in a racehorse with him. Much drinking of Irish whiskey and puffing on pipes helps with the cogitations. Back home the housekeeper and cook, Kinky Kincaid, answers telephone calls, bakes and cooks and cleans and takes an interest in her doctors and the patients. Kinky has even included a few of her recipes. The one for Sticky Toffee Pudding and Butterscotch Sauce sounds wonderful.
In this book one doctor in the village of Ballybucklebo is progressing nicely with his romance but the other has been jilted by his girlfriend and is quite downcast. However life does go on and the doctors are called to minister to common ailments as well as some tricky conditions. Junior doctor, Barry Laverty, chafes at always having to send the tricky cases to specialists and hospitals in Belfast. He is uncertain whether he will stay in Ballybucklebo after his contract is up at the end of June. Senior practitioner Fingal O'Reilly would like him to stay but he knows that Barry has to decide for himself. Meanwhile there are always problems other than medical that the people ask their doctors for help. One of the more puzzling is how Councillor Bishop is swindling eight of his employees that he talked into buying shares in a racehorse with him. Much drinking of Irish whiskey and puffing on pipes helps with the cogitations. Back home the housekeeper and cook, Kinky Kincaid, answers telephone calls, bakes and cooks and cleans and takes an interest in her doctors and the patients. Kinky has even included a few of her recipes. The one for Sticky Toffee Pudding and Butterscotch Sauce sounds wonderful.
Journal Entry 3 by gypsysmom at Second Cup – Graham & Edmonton in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Sunday, April 17, 2016
Released 8 yrs ago (4/17/2016 UTC) at Second Cup – Graham & Edmonton in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I will take this book to the Winnipeg BookCrossers meeting today. If no-one claims it then you will find it on the OBCZ shelf.
When you find a BookCrossing book it is yours to do with what you like. You can read it and keep it or pass it on or if you don't think it is your kind of book pass it on to someone who might like it or release it in a spot for someone else to find like you just did. Whatever you choose it would be great if you could write a short note letting us know what new adventures the book is on.
When you find a BookCrossing book it is yours to do with what you like. You can read it and keep it or pass it on or if you don't think it is your kind of book pass it on to someone who might like it or release it in a spot for someone else to find like you just did. Whatever you choose it would be great if you could write a short note letting us know what new adventures the book is on.
