Letters of a Love-hungry Farmer and Other Irish StoriesRoberts Rinehart Publishers, 1997 - 383 strani 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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Zadetki 1–3 od 74
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... asked if you were studying . I didn't like the way he asked it , so I didn't answer him . He has awful bloody neck to come in at all . " Are you going up for the new session ? " he asked me . I made him no answer to that , either ...
... asked if you were studying . I didn't like the way he asked it , so I didn't answer him . He has awful bloody neck to come in at all . " Are you going up for the new session ? " he asked me . I made him no answer to that , either ...
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... asked him for a game some morning when he would be free . We were on the phone together at nine a.m. and we were on the links at ten . He knew I was rusty and he wanted quick vengeance . I played better than I thought I would but he had ...
... asked him for a game some morning when he would be free . We were on the phone together at nine a.m. and we were on the links at ten . He knew I was rusty and he wanted quick vengeance . I played better than I thought I would but he had ...
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... asked if we had any news for him . The answer was in the negative . If I was trying till Doomsday I could not get the woman to speak . She would hum and haw all right whenever I asked her a question . She seemed most agreeable and ...
... asked if we had any news for him . The answer was in the negative . If I was trying till Doomsday I could not get the woman to speak . She would hum and haw all right whenever I asked her a question . She seemed most agreeable and ...
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asked Ballybarra Ballybunion Ballyfee Bannabeen Biddy bishop Brady brother Bugler Bundoran Catholic civility assured Coomasahara Cork Cork City Courtesy and civility curate daughter Dear Father O'Mora Dear Frank Dear Mocky Dicky Mick Dicky Dogmeat door Dring drink Dublin eyes fellow Fionnuala Flannery Fonsie girl give hand head hear hope husband Irish Jack John Bosco McLane Kate Katie Killarney Kilnavarna Kishock Kitty knew lady letter Limerick Lisdoonvarna Lisnacoo Lochnanane Lollery look marriage married Martin O'Mora matchmaker McFillen Mick Dicky O'Connor Mickeen Mocky Fondoo Moffy Monsey morning mother never nice night pair parish priest postman pounds Presbytery Razzy remember Robert Emmet Saint Patrick's Day Sincerely Spiders sure talk tell There's thing told Tubberganban House turn twas week whiskey wife woman women worry young