Letters of a Love-hungry Farmer and Other Irish StoriesRoberts Rinehart Publishers, 1997 - 383 sider The stories in this hilarious collection of five short novels are told through a series of fictional letters between a wide range of colorful characters drawn from Irish life in the hill country that divides the counties of Cork and Kerry. Letters of a Love-Hungry Farmer - an account of John Bosco McLane's search for a female companion; Letters of a Matchmaker - a small farmer involved in the delicate business of finding mates for the unattached; Letters of a Successful T.D. - the career and family life of a member of the Irish Parliament climbing the political ladder; Letters of a Parish Priest - Father Martin O'Mora's quest to root out sin among his parishioners; and Letters of a Country Postman - a gossipy postman tries to discover secrets hidden within the envelopes he delivers. |
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... John Bosco might seem to be possessed of grandiose or Ascendancy notions . John's father , Ulick Micky Ulick McLane , died , according to his neighbors , from repeated massive doses of wifely tattle at an early age and John's only ...
... John Bosco might seem to be possessed of grandiose or Ascendancy notions . John's father , Ulick Micky Ulick McLane , died , according to his neighbors , from repeated massive doses of wifely tattle at an early age and John's only ...
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... Bosco McLane . Dear John Bosco , Ballycolleen , Co. Dublin . Go off it for a few weeks . Better still join the AA . You can come here if you want to and rest up . Your old schoolmate , Frank O'Dell ... John , If you're John B Keane > 298.
... Bosco McLane . Dear John Bosco , Ballycolleen , Co. Dublin . Go off it for a few weeks . Better still join the AA . You can come here if you want to and rest up . Your old schoolmate , Frank O'Dell ... John , If you're John B Keane > 298.
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... don't count nothing counts . I hope you understand Frank . I will not be writing to you again . My deep love to your good self and to all in your care . Your old schoolmate , John Bosco McLane . SO ENDED the last letter written by John ...
... don't count nothing counts . I hope you understand Frank . I will not be writing to you again . My deep love to your good self and to all in your care . Your old schoolmate , John Bosco McLane . SO ENDED the last letter written by John ...
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