Part of Irish Country, book 8
First published 2013
Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly has just married his long-lost sweetheart and returned to his general practice in Ballybucklebo. The Irish village keeps him busy with riding accidents, heart patients, grouse hunting, and suspicious activity at the dog races. But O'Reilly's mind drifts back thirty years to his first job out of medical school at the Aungier Street Dispensary in Dublin's tenement slums. The young doctor threw himself into caring for the city's poorest residents, working endless hours to make a real difference. His complete dedication to his patients threatened to destroy his relationship with his true love. Taylor moves between past and present to show how the eager young physician became the seasoned village doctor. The dual timeline reveals both O'Reilly's growth as a healer and the personal costs of his medical calling.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: dual-timeline, found-family
Setting: Ballybucklebo, Dublin
Period: 1930s, Present Day
431 pages · Hardcover · Forge Books