A Common Life, Jan Karon
A Common Life, Jan Karon
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A Common Life

Author: Jan Karon

Narrator: Dana Ivey

Unabridged: 3 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 01/01/2001


Synopsis

Laughter and wedding bells ring as Jan Karon takes her millions of fans back in time to the most cherished event in Mitford!Mitford's Lord's Chapel seats barely two hundred souls, yet millions of Jan Karon's fans will be there for the most joyful event in years: the wedding of Father Tim Kavanagh and Cynthia Coppersmith. Here at last is A Common Life, and the long-awaited answers to these deeply probing questions: Will Father Tim fall apart when he takes his vows? Will Cynthia make it to the church on time? Who'll arrange the flowers and bake the wedding cake? And will Uncle Billy's prayers for a great joke be answered in time for the reception?All the beloved Mitford characters will be there: Dooley Barlowe, Miss Sadie and Louella, Emma Newland, the mayor; in short, everybody who's anybody in the little town with the big heart.A Common Life is the perfect gift for Mother's Day, Father's Day, anniversaries, and for a bride or groom to give to his or her beloved. In truth, it's perfect for anyone who believes in laughter, relies on hope, and celebrates love.

About The Author

Jan Karon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mitford novels featuring Episcopal priest Father Timothy Kavanagh and the fictional village of Mitford. She is also the author of twelve other books, including a cookbook and several books for children. Karon lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by R.F. Gammon on January 23, 2025

I think this one is more of a novella, but I adore it so much more than I can say. It’s so beyond good. I never appreciated it enough when I was young, perhaps because the themes went over my head, but now that I’m a crotchety old woman this is the first book in the series to truly make my heart sin......more

Goodreads review by ValeReads on June 27, 2021

This was a short one compared to the last. You get not only Tim and Cynthia’s love story, but also several other couples’. Since I just read Titus last week, I’d been pondering what it meant for me, as a spinster, to be, as my pastor puts it, “into husbands and kids.” And as I listened to this book,......more

Goodreads review by Becky on September 12, 2014

This was my least favorite of the Karon books. It's called #6 but really since it's all about the wedding it would've made more sense to have been read back when the wedding actually occurred. It was very short and shallow - just took a couple of hours to read. I was disappointed in this book.......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on July 25, 2019

You know you're in for a short book when the large print edition is thinner than the regular editions of the rest of the series. Despite its briefness, I enjoyed it, even if weddings aren't my favorite topic.......more