An Irish Country Girl: A Novel

by Patrick Taylor Narrated by Terry Donnelly

Overview

Readers of Patrick Taylor's books know Mrs. Kinky Kincaid as the unflappable housekeeper who looks after two frequently frazzled doctors in the colourful Irish village of Ballybucklebo. She is a trusted fixture in the lives of those around her, and it often seems as though Kinky has always been there.

Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Some forty-odd years before and many miles to the south, the girl who would someday be Kinky Kincaid was Maureen O'Hanlon, a farmer's daughter growing up in the emerald hills and glens of County Cork. A precocious girl on the cusp of womanhood, Maureen has a head full of dreams, a heart open to romance, and something more: a gift for seeing beyond the ordinary into the mystic realm of fairies, spirits, and even the dreaded Banshee, whose terrifying wail she first hears on a snowy night in 1922. . . .

As she grows into a young woman, Maureen finds herself torn between love and her fondest aspirations, for the future is a mystery even for one blessed with the sight. Encountering both joy and sorrow, Maureen at last finds herself on the road to Ballybucklebo---and the strong and compassionate woman she was always destined to become.

An Irish Country Girl is another captivating tale by Patrick Taylor, a true Irish storyteller.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for the Irish Country series:
"Patrick Taylor has become probably the most popular Irish-Canadian writer of all time." —The Globe and Mail

“Wraps you in the sensations of a vanished time and place.” —Vancouver Sun

“The author laces his heartwarming moments with liberal doses of whiskey and colorful Ulster invectives.” —Chicago Sun-Times

“Taylor’s Ireland is always a pleasure to visit.” —Shelf Awareness

“Hilarious and heartwarming.” —The Roanoke Times

“Heartwarming . . . The stories, shenanigans, and essential goodness of the doctors and townspeople continue to provide a welcome balm for their souls, and, in these tough times, for ours.” —Booklist on An Irish Country Welcome

“This book is written with compassion and hilarity about a community whose inhabitants are as wonderful and loony as any on earth. A grand read from a grand man.” —Malachy McCourt, New York Times bestselling author, on An Irish Country Doctor

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172096907
Publisher:	Macmillan Audio
Publication date:	01/05/2010
Series:	Irish Country Series , #4
Edition description:	Unabridged

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