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 54
... tell you that all would be well ? You can't whack the MacAdoos when they put up a united front . Even the cunning of James Flannery will not prevail against them . Give my love to Mac and tell him I have his room ready . Love , Kate ...
... tell you that all would be well ? You can't whack the MacAdoos when they put up a united front . Even the cunning of James Flannery will not prevail against them . Give my love to Mac and tell him I have his room ready . Love , Kate ...
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... tell as it would cause nothing but trouble to a whole family that do not deserve it . If I told my mother she would tell my father she is so much afraid of him . You know my father yourself . He is nearly always drunk . What am I to do ...
... tell as it would cause nothing but trouble to a whole family that do not deserve it . If I told my mother she would tell my father she is so much afraid of him . You know my father yourself . He is nearly always drunk . What am I to do ...
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... tell her that she would be better off if she were to do so . She could not do so Joe , for the simple reason that she is expecting a baby and that baby , please God , will be delivered in this country . " He was flabbergasted but , by ...
... tell her that she would be better off if she were to do so . She could not do so Joe , for the simple reason that she is expecting a baby and that baby , please God , will be delivered in this country . " He was flabbergasted but , by ...
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