A Dublin Student Doctor: An Irish Country Novel (Irish Country Books #6) (Paperback)
Other Books in Series
This is book number 6 in the Irish Country Books series.
- #1: An Irish Country Doctor (Irish Country Books #1) (Paperback): $17.99
- #2: An Irish Country Village (Irish Country Books #2) (Paperback): $17.99
- #3: An Irish Country Christmas (Irish Country Books #3) (Paperback): $17.99
- #4: An Irish Country Girl: A Novel (Irish Country Books #4) (Paperback): $23.99
- #5: An Irish Country Courtship: A Novel (Irish Country Books #5) (Paperback): $20.99
- #7: An Irish Country Wedding: A Novel (Irish Country Books #7) (Paperback): $19.99
- #8: Fingal O'Reilly, Irish Doctor: An Irish Country Novel (Irish Country Books #8) (Paperback): $19.99
- #9: An Irish Doctor in Peace and at War: An Irish Country Novel (Irish Country Books #9) (Paperback): $19.99
- #10: An Irish Doctor in Love and at Sea: An Irish Country Novel (Irish Country Books #10) (Paperback): $21.99
- #11: An Irish Country Love Story: A Novel (Irish Country Books #11) (Hardcover): $25.99
- #12: An Irish Country Practice: An Irish Country Novel (Irish Country Books #12) (Mass Market): $8.99
- #13: An Irish Country Cottage: An Irish Country Novel (Irish Country Books #13) (Paperback): $18.99
- #14: An Irish Country Family: An Irish Country Novel (Irish Country Books #14) (Paperback): $17.99
- #15: An Irish Country Welcome: An Irish Country Novel (Irish Country Books #15) (Paperback): $17.99
- #16: An Irish Country Yuletide: An Irish Country Novella (Irish Country Books #16) (Hardcover): $17.99
Description
Devoted readers of Patrick Taylor's Irish Country novels know Doctor Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly as a pugnacious general practitioner in the quaint Irish village of Ballybucklebo. Now, in A Dublin Student Doctor, Taylor turns back the clock to give us a portrait of the young Fingal—and show us the pivotal events that shaped the man he would become.
In the 1930s, fresh from a stint in the Royal Navy Reserve, and against the wishes of his disapproving father, Fingal O'Reilly goes to Dublin to study medicine. Fingal and his fellow aspiring doctors face the arduous demands of Trinity College and Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital. The hours are long and the cases challenging, but Fingal manages to find time to box and play rugby—and to romance a fetching, gray-eyed nurse named Kitty O'Hallorhan.
Dublin is a city of slums and tenements, where brutal poverty breeds diseases that the limited medical knowledge of the time is often ill-equipped to handle. His teachers warn Fingal not to become too attached to his patients, but can he truly harden himself to the suffering he sees all around him—or can he find a way to care for his patients without breaking his heart?
A Dublin Student Doctor is a moving, deeply human story that will touch longtime fans as well as readers who are meeting Doctor Fingal O'Reilly for the very first time.
About the Author
Patrick Taylor, M.D., is the author of the Irish Country books, including An Irish Country Doctor, An Irish Country Village, An Irish Country Christmas, An Irish Country Girl, and An Irish Country Courtship. Taylor was born and raised in Bangor, County Down, in Northern Ireland. After qualifying as a specialist in 1969, he worked in Canada for thirty-one years. He now lives on Saltspring Island, British Columbia.
Praise For…
“Taylor…is a bang-up storyteller who captivates and entertains from the first word.” —Publishers Weekly on An Irish Country Girl
“The cozy village of Ballybucklebo and its eccentric inhabitants make the holidays bright.” —Library Journal on An Irish Country Christmas
“Full of stories and vivid characters, [An Irish Country Village] recalls a good night in a pub. Good, light entertainment.” —Booklist