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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... don't want to hurt them . Please remember that my daughter doesn't want to see me hurt either . And , above all , I don't want to see her hurt . God have mercy on the soul of the man who offends her . But , of course , you and your ...
... don't want to hurt them . Please remember that my daughter doesn't want to see me hurt either . And , above all , I don't want to see her hurt . God have mercy on the soul of the man who offends her . But , of course , you and your ...
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... don't know what to make of her myself . Maybe you could make something out of her . She's an only daughter out of fifteen cows and a score of sheep . The father and mother is alive and they don't know what to make out of her neither ...
... don't know what to make of her myself . Maybe you could make something out of her . She's an only daughter out of fifteen cows and a score of sheep . The father and mother is alive and they don't know what to make out of her neither ...
Stran 323
... don't care anymore . I don't matter anymore . I don't count and if I don't matter nothing matters , nothing whatever . If I don't count nothing counts . I hope you understand Frank . I will not be writing to you again . My deep love to ...
... don't care anymore . I don't matter anymore . I don't count and if I don't matter nothing matters , nothing whatever . If I don't count nothing counts . I hope you understand Frank . I will not be writing to you again . My deep love to ...
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