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  • An Irish Country Cottage

  • An Irish Country Novel, Book 13
  • By: Patrick Taylor
  • Narrated by: John Keating
  • Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (316 ratings)

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An Irish Country Cottage

By: Patrick Taylor
Narrated by: John Keating
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An Irish Country Cottage is a charming audiobook in Patrick Taylor's beloved New York Times and internationally best-selling Irish Country series.

The New Year brings challenges and changes to the colorful Irish village of Ballybucklebo. The Christmas holidays have barely passed before a fire engulfs the humble thatched cottage housing of Donal Donnally and his family. Although the family escapes the blaze more or less unsinged, Donal, his wife, their three small children, and their beloved dog find themselves with nothing left but the clothes on their back.

Good thing Doctors O’Reilly and Laverty are on hand to rally the good people of Ballybucklebo to come to their aid. Rebuilding the cottage won’t be quick or easy, but good neighbors from all walks of life will see to it that the Donallys get back on their feet again, no matter what it takes.

Meanwhile, matters of procreation occupy the doctors and their patients. Young Barry Laverty and his wife, Sue, frustrated in their efforts to start a family, turn to modern medicine for answers. O’Reilly must tread carefully as he advises a married patient on how to avoid another dangerous pregnancy.

As a new and tumultuous decade approaches, sectarian division threaten to bring unrest to Ulster, but in Ballybucklebo at least, peace still reigns and neighbors look after neighbors.

©2018 Ballybucklebo Stories Corp. (P)2018 Macmillan Audio
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Another good one

Another great book in the series. Loved the humor and story. I wish it had Ben a little longer and maybe resolved some issues but it didn’t so on to the next one. Will be sad when the series ends.

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Well, That Was Different

What I liked:
1. I liked learning about the Irish 'uprising' in the '60s and '70s. I was so busy going to school, working, and raising my own family that I never paid much attention to the causes. I saw information on the news, but since it was not really part of my immediate world, I gave it very little attention.
2. I liked that Dr. O'Reilly is no longer trying to personally solve all the village people's problems. His ego had been a bit overbearing in earlier novels.
3. As always, I enjoyed learning about Irish culture.
4. I enjoyed the story about Donald and his family (and, of course, little Tori).
5. I noted that a certain Dr. Patrick Taylor inserted his name as a doctor in the book. :)
6. I was glad no one died.
7. As usual, I enjoyed the whole book.

What I did not like:
1. There was an 18 months gap between the last story (book) and this one. I looked in my lists to determine if I had missed a book.
2.Being a woman, I would have enjoyed hearing about Dr. Laverty's wedding and honeymoon (if there was one). All of a sudden, he has been married for awhile.
3. I would also have enjoyed hearing about Julie's pregnancy with the twins. All of a sudden, there were twins.
4. I like a continuity between books that this one lacked.

Other than the above four dislikes, I loved the book and am longing for the next one.

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Love it!

As usual Patrick Taylor and Patrick Keating take us back to Ireland . Wonderful story with wonderful characters.p

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My favorite

I love this whole series it I do think that this book was just the best of all. I love the characters and feel like I’m almost a part of the Ballybucklbo community .

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Wonderful !

I love love this series!!! Funny, heartfelt characters! I'm always sad when it ends but left with knowing goodness is out there.

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BRAVO!

In my view there is nothing about this story and its narration that isn't perfect. The evocative and heartwarming warmth and richness, the keenly defined sense of time and place, the humor and pathos of all the players and what life brings to them, makes me feel so glad to be invited into this world. Reading this series is always fulfillingly enjoyable and time incredibly well spent, and I hope Patrick Taylor will continue to treat us with so much more.

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Charming, whimsical and lovely

As always Patrick Taylor tells a delightful story. As the “Troubles” approach it is a tense time. However he manages to find the whimsical too with a Unicorn. It is nice to see some story lines come to a satisfying conclusion.

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Great Stories

Love these books. Always learn something new. Cover a lot of Irish history as well as key issues

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A wonderful happy story

The story of life in an Irish Village with a young doctor and an older doctor. Narrated with an Irish accent but understandable. No misery and no violence – absolutely wonderful!

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Irish Country Addiction

Patrick Taylor's new addition to his Irish Country series was a long awaited listen. #Delightful!! John Keating delivered the perfect performance again! #Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly #Ballybucklebo #Tagsgiving #Sweepstakes

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