An Irish Country Village

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Young doctor Barry Laverty has only just begun his assistantship under his eccentric mentor, Dr Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly, but he already feels right at home in Ballybucklebo. When the sudden death of a patient casts a cloud over Barry's reputation, his chances of establishing himself in the village are endangered, especially since the grieving widow is threatening a lawsuit. While he anxiously waits for the post-mortem results that he prays will exonerate him, Barry must regain the trust of the gossipy Ulster village, one patient at a time. From a put-upon shop girl with a mysterious rash to the troubled pregnancy of a winsome young lass who's not quite married yet, Ballybucklebo provides plenty of cases to keep the two country GPs busy.Not all their challenges are medical in nature. When a greedy developer sets his sights on the very heart of the community, the village pub, it's up to the doctors to save the Black Swan (affectionately known to the locals as the Mucky Duck) from being turned into an overpriced tourist trap. After all, the good citizens of Ballybucklebo need some place to drink to each other's health...

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"Highly readable. . . . Detailed medical procedures of the era are fascinating to a modern reader. . . . The book, with its spot-on dialects and neatly tied endings, largely succeeds as light entertainment." --Publishers Weekly on An Irish Country Village

"Full of stories and vivid characters, the novel recalls a good night in a pub. Its greatest charm lies in homey Ulster idioms. . . . Good, light entertainment." --Booklist on An Irish Country Village

"An Irish Country Doctor makes for escapist, delightful fun." --Publishers Weekly

"Ballybucklebo is an easy place for readers to sink into, with likable characters and atmospheric dialogue." --Kirkus Reviews on An Irish Country Doctor

Author Bio

Patrick Taylor, MD, was born and raised in Bangor County Down in Northern Ireland. He now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Dr Taylor keeps his memories of Ireland (both its geography and the cadence of Ulster dialects) fresh by returning twice a year.