"One part A.J. Cronin's 1920s Dr. Finlay, one part Jame Herriot's 1930s veterinarians, one part Jan Karon's Mitford series, and one part BBC-TV's "Ballykissangel.""--"The Detroit News" on "An Irish Country Christmas"
"Full of stories and vivid characters, the novel recalls a good night in a pub. Its greatest charm lies in homey Ulster idioms. . . . Good, light entertainment."--"Booklist" on "An Irish Country Village
""Highly readable."--"Publishers Weekly" on "An Irish Country Village
""This book is written with compassion and hilarity about a community whose inhabitants are as wonderful and loony as any on earth."--Malachy McCourt, "New York Times" bestselling author on "An Irish Country Doctor"

Patrick Taylor, M.D., is the author of the Irish Country books, including "An Irish Country Doctor," "An Irish Country Village," "An Irish Country Girl," and "An Irish Country Courtship." Taylor was born and raised in Bangor, County Down in Northern Ireland. After qualifying as a specialist in 1969, he worked in Canada for thirty-one years. He now lives on Saltspring Island, British Columbia.