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Irish Country Christmas, An
Irish Country Christmas, An: A Novel | Patrick Taylor
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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. . . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Deblovestoread
Deblovestoread
Irish Country Christmas, An: A Novel | Patrick Taylor
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#NaturalLitsy #MidwinterSolace

I love this series set in fictional Ballybucklebo especially the early books. They are cozy and heartwarming. An Irish Country Christmas is #3 in the series.

tagged users iconTheBookHippie, jenniferw88, Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks
TheBookHippie Oh I‘ve heard of these I‘ve even gifted them 🤣💚 should probably read one! 12mo
TheBookHippie Do they have to be read in order? 12mo
Deblovestoread @TheBookHippie they do have threads that continue throughout the series as characters age etc. But the also jump around in time exploring the pasts of the main characters so I would say it isn‘t essential. 12mo
AllDebooks Ballybucklebo is the best place name 😅 12mo
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BookladyOnTheMove
BookladyOnTheMove
An Irish Country Christmas | Patrick Taylor
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I'm a few weeks behind on my Christmas audiobook. A lovely book to listen to in the weeks leading up to Christmas. I put my headphones in while I was cooking, backing, quilting, decorating, cleaning... I live in the desert, so it helped me to get in the mood. The narrator has a lovely brogue, too! Just more life in the Northern Ireland village of Balleybucklebo. The characters are quircky and its a joy to follow the lives of the two doctors.

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BookNAround
BookNAround
An Irish Country Christmas | Patrick Taylor
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On Day 22 of #bookadventcalendar, I finally finished wrapping (well, except for one last book present I‘m reading first). This is not the gift but it looked pretty against the sparkly wrapping paper. @LeahBergen

LeahBergen I‘d like an Irish Country Christmas, too. 😆 5y
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booksbrewsandbooze
booksbrewsandbooze
An Irish Country Christmas | Patrick Taylor
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Found a new used bookstore today! The Book Rack in Vernon, CT 📚 #anirishcountrychristmas #patricktaylor

Crazeedi This is a terrific series!!! 5y
booksbrewsandbooze @Crazeedi I‘m looking forward to it! :) 5y
Crazeedi Did you read the whole series? 5y
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booksbrewsandbooze @Crazeedi I haven‘t! This will be my first one! How about you? 5y
Crazeedi @booksbrewsandbooze I've read all but the last one 5y
booksbrewsandbooze @Crazeedi I‘ve got some catching up to do! 😂 5y
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sixgun
sixgun
An Irish Country Christmas | Patrick Taylor
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Mehso-so

I enjoyed listening to this in the car. I don't think I would have read it on paper however. It had a lot of slow places. I wanted it to be more like James Herriot's work. I enjoyed the small Irish town doctor stories. I did not feel the "big" story was anything but completely predictable and a real letdown.

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MicrobeMom
MicrobeMom
Irish Country Christmas, An: A Novel | Patrick Taylor
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#booked2019 #setinireland this is a very cute story of two country doctors practicing and living in a small village in Northern Ireland. It takes place in the 1960s before the troubles. The doctors are busy helping all the villagers, taking care of the sick, putting a shady doctor in his place, and looking for love.

Cinfhen Here‘s a Northern Ireland for you @GlassAsDiamonds 6y
GlassAsDiamonds @Cinfhen 😊😊😊 Many thanks! (Will however probably go with Paul McVeigh‘s - saw him at LitFest but it‘s going to be a tad grittier, he wrote about growing up during the Troubles...). This looks lovely 😊😊😊 6y
Cinfhen You kind of go for the grit @GlassAsDiamonds 😜 6y
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GlassAsDiamonds @Cinfhen 😂😂😂😂 well... I‘m kinda striking out on Irish Authors so far so let‘s see!!! 6y
Cinfhen If you want an excellent gritty read @GlassAsDiamonds memoir) by an Irish icon I‘d suggest
[tagged book]Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
6y
Cinfhen I think I have a copy to send you @GlassAsDiamonds 👆🏼 6y
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MicrobeMom
MicrobeMom
An Irish Country Christmas | Patrick Taylor
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I have been in a total fun reading slump lately. I have had so much reading for work. My little Sonny and I are trying to get back into it! #readingslump

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ontheBL
ontheBL
Irish Country Christmas, An: A Novel | Patrick Taylor
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Dr. Barry Laverty is spending his first Christmas in Ballybucklebo. Everything is going smoothly with the local citizens except his love interest won't be home for the holidays, the usual is cropping up, and a competing doctor has come to a neighboring town with less than scientifically proven treatments.

https://onthebl.org/2018/12/23/an-irish-country-christmas/

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BookishMarginalia
BookishMarginalia
An Irish Country Christmas | Patrick Taylor
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#AudioColoring in progress

GatheringBooks gorgeous! 7y
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autumnlupin
autumnlupin
An Irish Country Christmas | Patrick Taylor
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Curled up under my Christmas blanket, reading an Irish Christmas book, listening to Celtic Christmas music, and drinking gingerbread hot chocolate. What do you mean its not Christmas yet? ❄️☃️☕

LeahBergen You've achieved maximum Christmas 😂 8y
autumnlupin @LeahBergen the only thing I'm missing is tinsel haha 8y
saresmoore Tinsel and maybe a Christmas scented candle?? Sounds delightful. 8y
autumnlupin @saresmoore ooh!! I have a Christmas candle that I totally forgot about! Thank you for the reminder! 8y
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