For those who enjoy Patrick Taylor's "Irish Country Doctor" series, this is another pleasurable read from the author.
Dr. Barry Laverty has been working with Dr. Fingal O'Reilly for the past six months. It is New Year's Eve, and Dr. Laverty receives the devastating news that his girlfriend plans to dump him. On the other hand Dr. O'Reilly's romance seems to be on the upswing. Kinky Kincaid, their housekeeper, is worried that the lady in Fingal's life is going to take her spot.
For the next several months life in Ballybucklebo is typical for small town doctors of the '60s in Ireland. There are constant house calls and normal surgery life, and of course the typical Irish blarney. Amidst this is a swindle involving a racehorse owned by a syndicate of a belligerent councillor and his workers that Fingal sets out to put right plus an outbreak of ringworm at the local school that Barry is confused over.
All-in-all a fun and amusing read. Well worth the light heartedness that it provides the reader.
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