As a character, Father Tim does not disappoint. How nice to have him back in Mitford with his wife and reconnecting to familiar characters. What an example he is of aging gracefully but actively reaching out in helpful ways to others, spiritually and practically. His goal seemed to be: "To see t...
Loved it.Now that I have gotten over my reading slump, that I started the year with, I am really doing well.I read this book in less than a week. I am enjoying this author's writing and this series very much. I don't know why I didn't know about this series earlier, but I am glad I do now.There i...
Library copy. Third in the Mitford series.I thoroughly enjoyed reading These High, Green Hills. I love where the title comes into the story, just once I believe, near the end, although it is no secret. It is amazing that the reader can come to know so many varied characters so well in the course ...
Home to Holly Springs is the first Father Tim spin-off novel. Chronologically, it falls between Light From Heaven and Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good. The book follows Father Tim as he travels back to Holly Springs, Mississippi, where he was born and raised. While there he encounters many pe...
Tim Kavanaugh has retired as minister of the Episcopal Lord’s Chapel in the quaint mountain village of Mitford, NC. Now he and his cheerful wife Cynthia find new challenges and adventures when he agrees to serve as interim minister of the small St. John’s in the Grove church on Whitecap Island o...
I adored this book. It's slightly different than the other 'Mitford' books, in that the timeframe is only a few months, rather than a larger chunk, like most of the other books. This book was actually written after Jan Karon had written a few other stories in which Fr. Tim and Cynthia were alread...
“Shepherd’s Abiding” is a warm and fuzzy book that is part of the Mitford Years Series. I read about three or four of the series and always felt refreshed after reading them. Places like Mitford are where we all want to be at times—away from the maddening crowd.In this novel Father Tim and his wi...
Jan Karon’s Mitford Years series is a publishing phenomenon that, since 1996, has sold more than twenty-five million books and attracted millions of devoted readers around the world. With the series now complete, Karon’s fans have raced through nine novels—and then sat down and read them again an...
** received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads **I became a Mitford, North Carolina "the little town with the big heart" addict 20 years ago and can't wait to get my hands on the 10th in the series. #7 in the series is titled IN THIS MOUNTAIN and begins 3 years after the end of book ...
Jan Karon's Mitford series is my "dessert" reading. The Christmas break afforded me the opportunity to savor the last chapter of the final book in the series, Light from Heaven. It turns out the timing of my reading was perfect, since the book closes with a Christmas celebration.If you like a Whi...
The word is out--Father Tim is going to retire in 18 months. Bishop Stuart Cullen has made it official in a sermon in which he likened Father Tim’s retirement as an adventure equivalent to Abraham’s venture into Canaan. Suffused with goodwill from the sermon, at first the villagers congratulate...
A fire simmered on the hearth.A table in front of a large window, its view to the lake obscured by rain. Framed photographs. Bottles. Glasses. A vase with roses. Behind the sofa, a game table and four chairs—where the blood would be let, he reckoned. Much furniture in the room; a massive ottoman ...
Indeed, they had all been perfect for a long stretch, with just the right amount of rain. The barn doors were closed to keep roosting fowl from targeting the aisle. The stalls were mucked, and the loft filled with fescue from the recent mowing. Thou...
He was flooded with relief, as if a picture hanging crooked on the wall had been set nearly straight again. Rodney Underwood called on Monday afternoon. “I’ve just read an in’erestin’ article, says a ring of English antique dealers has been shippin’...
He conceded that it wasn’t the worst way to celebrate a birthday, though he’d secretly hoped to celebrate it with Cynthia. For years, he’d tried to fool himself that his birthday meant very little or nothing, and so, if no cards appeared, or cake or presents, that would be fine. Indeed, there had...