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 185
... eyes narrowing as he looked out of the window along the white ribbon of road what went for miles in a long loop above the sea . " Christ Almighty , " he whispered to me , " that's Falsetooth and Hognose . I'd know the gait of Hognose's ...
... eyes narrowing as he looked out of the window along the white ribbon of road what went for miles in a long loop above the sea . " Christ Almighty , " he whispered to me , " that's Falsetooth and Hognose . I'd know the gait of Hognose's ...
Side 233
... eyes and it don't look like he's gonna be around for some time . That Magee dame sure spun him a funny line . Imagine asking a guy on his last legs like that to wait a year or two while she thought it over . I figure if he lasts six ...
... eyes and it don't look like he's gonna be around for some time . That Magee dame sure spun him a funny line . Imagine asking a guy on his last legs like that to wait a year or two while she thought it over . I figure if he lasts six ...
Side 304
... eyes by the way to give him a spoonful of ice cream . Instead I gave him a spoonful of tapioca and I declare to God he opened his eyes and asked for more . Do you get my meaning ? There's many a man stayed out of the water and woman too ...
... eyes by the way to give him a spoonful of ice cream . Instead I gave him a spoonful of tapioca and I declare to God he opened his eyes and asked for more . Do you get my meaning ? There's many a man stayed out of the water and woman too ...
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