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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Side 57
... daughter and I'll blow your brains out . Worse still , I might beat you till you hadn't a breath of life left in you . Now you're trying to tell me that it's unnatural for a daughter to want to help her own father . Well , let me tell ...
... daughter and I'll blow your brains out . Worse still , I might beat you till you hadn't a breath of life left in you . Now you're trying to tell me that it's unnatural for a daughter to want to help her own father . Well , let me tell ...
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... daughter up there and she had her purse whipped from her by Teddy - boys . Mick gave her what he had and was left with nothing himself . This Lord's daughter is from England and they're millionaires over there and she asked Mick over ...
... daughter up there and she had her purse whipped from her by Teddy - boys . Mick gave her what he had and was left with nothing himself . This Lord's daughter is from England and they're millionaires over there and she asked Mick over ...
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... daughter hot on the heels of a foxy - haired son . There is a servant boy working there and there is talk over he having a red head too . But do it really matter in the long run I ask you who took the shot once the flag is raised and ...
... daughter hot on the heels of a foxy - haired son . There is a servant boy working there and there is talk over he having a red head too . But do it really matter in the long run I ask you who took the shot once the flag is raised and ...
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