With the warmth, humor, and compassion we have come to expect, Maeve Binchy tells a story of? doctors and staff, patients, family, and friends at a heart clinic in a community caught between the old Ireland and the new.
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Dr. Clara Casey agrees to take on the seemingly thankless task of establishing a clinic with little funding—for a year. With her own plate full—two troublesome grown daughters and a needy ex-husband—she is still able to gather a wonderfully diverse and dedicated staff. And before long she has done the impossible, made the clinic a success and a aprt of the community. Now Clara must decide whether or not to stay.


From the Paperback edition.