An Irish Doctor in Love and at Sea, Patrick Taylor
An Irish Doctor in Love and at Sea, Patrick Taylor
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An Irish Doctor in Love and at Sea
An Irish Country Novel

Author: Patrick Taylor

Narrator: John Keating

Unabridged: 18 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/13/2015


Synopsis

Doctor O'Reilly experiences both love and loss during World War II in this new novel in Patrick Taylor's beloved Irish Country series

Long before Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly came to the colourful Irish village of Ballybucklebo, young Surgeon-lieutenant O'Reilly answered the call of duty to serve in World War II. Fingal just wants to marry his beloved Deirdre and live happily ever after. First he must hone his skills at a British naval hospital before reporting back to the HMS Warspite, where, as a ship's doctor, he faces danger upon the high seas. With German bombers a constant threat, the future has never been more uncertain, but Fingal and Deirdre are determined to make a life together . . . no matter what may lie ahead.

Decades later, the war is long over, and O'Reilly is content to mend the bodies and souls of his patients in Ballybucklebo, but there are still changes and challenges aplenty. A difficult pregnancy, as well as an old colleague badly in denial concerning his own serious medical condition, tests O'Reilly and his young partner, Barry Laverty. But even with all that occupies him in the present, can O'Reilly ever truly let go of the ghosts from his past?

Shifting effortlessly between two singular eras, bestselling author Patrick Taylor continues the story of O'Reilly's wartime experiences, while vividly bringing the daily joys and struggles of Ballybucklebo to life once more.

About Patrick Taylor

Patrick Taylor, M.D., was born and raised in Bangor County Down in Northern Ireland. Dr. Taylor is a distinguished medical researcher, offshore sailor, model-boat builder, and father of two grown children. He lives on Saltspring Island, British Columbia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean on July 13, 2017

This book like the prior one in the series “An Irish Doctor in Peace and War” is full of flashback memories of World War II. In the prior book O’Reilly was entering anesthesiology training at the Royal Naval Hospital Hasler in Portsmouth. Deirdre meets O’Reilly in Portsmouth to get married. This boo......more

Goodreads review by Liselle on March 15, 2016

This is the 11th book in the series but they aren't getting old. This one is just as good as the early ones and I look forward to #12!......more

Goodreads review by Taryn on October 05, 2022

Yet again, Patrick taylor nails it with another installment in the Irish Country series. We go back in time to when Fingal in servinging in the war on a ship. I loved seeing how he had to face some difficult situations while tending to patients on the ship. I had a great time reading all about Fingal......more