Name: an irish country christmas
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Author: Patrick Taylor
ISBN: 9780765366856

Type

Physical Book

Author

Patrick Taylor

Publisher

Forge

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

672

Dimensions

17.2 x 10.6 x 2.7 cm

Weight

0.31 kg.

ISBN

0765366851

ISBN13

9780765366856

Synopsis "an irish country christmas"

Tis the season in Ballybucklebo with New York Times bestselling author Patrick Taylor's An Irish Country Christmas. 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. . . .

Patrick Taylor

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Patrick Taylor es un médico y escritor norirlandés, conocido principalmente por su exitosa serie de novelas ambientadas en Irlanda del Norte, centradas en la ficticia aldea de Ballybucklebo. Nació en Bangor, en el condado de Down, y estudió medicina en Queens University Belfast. Más tarde emigró a Canadá, donde trabajó como investigador y profesor de medicina reproductiva. Su carrera médica ha sido prolífica, con más de 170 publicaciones científicas y varios libros de texto médicos.

Taylor comenzó a escribir ficción como una forma de relajarse, y alcanzó el reconocimiento internacional con su novela "An Irish Country Doctor" (2007), la primera de una larga serie que combina humor, drama y una profunda humanidad. Las historias siguen las vidas del Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly y su joven asistente, el Dr. Barry Laverty, mientras atienden a los excéntricos pero entrañables habitantes del pueblo. Su estilo cálido y nostálgico ha conquistado a lectores en todo el mundo.

Además de sus novelas, Taylor también ha escrito cuentos cortos y ensayos. Aunque retirado de la medicina, continúa escribiendo. Su obra ofrece una visión entrañable de la vida rural irlandesa de mediados del siglo XX, llena de compasión, tradición y humor.

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