An Irish Country Girl
Author(s): TAYLOR, PATRICK
Readers of Patrick Taylor's books know Mrs. Kinky Kincaid as the unflappable housekeeper who looks after two frequently frazzled town doctors in the colourful Irish village of Ballybucklebo. A trusted fixture in the lives of those around her, it often seems as though Kinky has always been there.
Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Some forty-odd years before and many miles to the south, the girl who would someday be Kinky Kincaid was Maureen O'Hanlon, a farmer's daughter growing up in the emerald hills and glens of County Cork. A precocious girl on the cusp of womanhood, Maureen has a head full of dreams, a heart open to romance, and something more: a gift for seeing beyond the ordinary into the mystic realm of fairies, spirits, and even the dreaded Banshee, whose terrifying wail she first hears on a snowy night in 1922. . . .
As she grows into a young woman, Maureen finds herself torn between love and her fondest aspirations, for the future is a mystery even for one blessed with the sight. Encountering both joy and sorrow, Maureen at last finds herself on the road to Ballybucklebo--and the strong and compassionate woman she was always destined to become.
"An Irish Country Girl" is another captivating tale by Patrick Taylor, a true Irish storyteller.
Product Information
"Taylor, like Kinky, is a bangup storyteller who captivates and entertains from the first word."--"Publishers Weekly" on "An Irish Country Girl"
General Fields
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- : Pan Macmillan
- : Macmillan
- : 0.286
- : 01 February 2011
- : 210mm X 141mm X 22mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : TAYLOR, PATRICK
- : BC
- : 1
- : 813.54
- : 320