TY - BOOK AU - Taylor,Patrick TI - An Irish country welcome T2 - Irish Country SN - 9781432883508 (hardback) PY - 2020/// CY - Waterville, Maine PB - Thorndike Press KW - Laverty, Barry, KW - Literature KW - Country life KW - fast KW - Large type books KW - Laverty, Barry (Fictitious character) KW - Physicians KW - Large print books KW - O'Reilly, Fingal Flahertie (Fictitious character) KW - Fiction KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Domestic fiction KW - Northern Ireland KW - Ireland KW - Ulster KW - Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) KW - General Fiction KW - Pastoral fiction KW - lcgft N1 - Includes recipes and a glossary of Irish terms and expressions; Optimized reading formats; The text of this large print edition is unabridged; Set in 16 pt. Plantin; Fiction; Adult N2 - In the close – knit Northern Irish village of Ballybucklebo, it’s said that a new baby brings its own welcome. Young doctor Barry Laverty and his wife Sue are anxiously awaiting their first child, but as the community itself prepares to welcome a new decade, the closing months of 1969 bring more than a televised moon landing to Barry, his friends, his neighbors, and his patients, including a number of sticky questions. A fledgling doctor joins the practice as a trainee, but will the very upper – class Sebastian Carson be a good fit for the rough and tumble of Irish country life? And as sectarian tensions rise elsewhere in Ulster, can a Protestant man marry the Catholic woman he dearly loves, despite his father’s opposition? And who exactly is going to win the award for the best dandelion wine at this year’s Harvest Festival? But while Barry and Dr. Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly and their fellow physicians deal with everything from brain surgery to a tractor accident to a difficult pregnancy, there’s still time to share the comforting joys and pleasures of this very special place: fly – fishing, boat races, and even the town’s very first talent competition! Welcome back to Ballybucklebo, as vividly brought to life by a master storyteller ER -