The Wily O'Reilly: Irish Country Stories by Patrick TaylorMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Before he started to write the Irish Country novels starring Dr Final O'Reilly, the town of Ballybucklebo and its various denizens, Patrick Taylor wrote monthly articles about them in his local newspaper. This book contains those monthly columns--each about two and a half pages long and each short story told focuses on an event or character in the town. Most are laugh out loud amusing, all of them reek of human warmth and folly. I took my time getting through the book, reading one or two whenever I needed a laugh or chuckle or just wanted to take a break and go to Ireland for a bit.
Included, also, is an ebook Taylor wrote about O'Reilly's return home from duty in the Royal Navy, called Home is the Sailor.
Now, to move on to the next novel which follows O'Reilly's life as a small town doctor.
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