It is Kinky O'Hallaran's wedding and the local women are arguing over
which flowers to use in the church. Of course Dr. O'Reilly is able to
settle the dispute. Dr. Barry Laverty is now a partner and Dr. Jenny
Bradley is operating wellness clinics for women.
Usual, author Patrick Taylor intersperses his 1960s Dr. O'Reilly with
his past self. In this case, it is 1939 and he has just become engaged
to Deirdre Mawhinney, a newly qualified midwife. Unfortunately Hitler's
invasion of Poland changes their plans and O'Reilly is called up to
serve as a surgeon aboard HMS Warspite. His first operation is not for a
war wound, but rather appendicitis.
It was that naval experience that helped O'Reilly diagnose an illness in
the stepson of Kinky after they had helped her settle in with her new
husband.
O'Reilly's war would take him back and forth across the Atlantic on
convoy duty, a battle on the coast of Norway and to the Mediterranean.
It would also delay his marriage to Deirdre. The horrors of war live
and die with O'Reilly through his postings. However, he gains valuable
knowledge and experience in short order.
Once again, author Patrick Taylor has written an engaging and at times
amusing story about Irish country life. Before the reader knows it, the
book is done and you are looking forward to picking up the next in the
series. An excellent read.
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