At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon
At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon
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At Home in Mitford

Author: Jan Karon

Narrator: Jan Karon

Abridged: 3 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/01/1996

Synopsis

It’s easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable. Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter a dog the size of a sofa who moves in and won’t go away. Add an attractive neighbor who begins wearing a path through the hedge. Now, stir in a lovable but unloved boy, a mystifying jewel theft, and a secret that’s sixty years old. Suddenly, Father Tim gets more than he bargained for. And readers get a rich comedy about ordinary people and their ordinary lives.

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

AudiobooksNow review by Diana on 2008-01-25 12:54:05

If you are looking for a book with no violence, no foul language, and no sex then this is the ticket. Small town life is pleasantly entertaining and this book exemplifies that fact. This would be a great audio book to play while driving on a long family trip.

Goodreads review by Madelyn on October 08, 2016

See the full review at Literary Cafe: [URL not allowed] "My friend, if you keep your eyes on Christians, you will be disappointed every day of your life. Your hope is to keep your eyes on Christ" The beauty of this series is how entertained you can be by a small town's antics. T......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on September 19, 2018

I've been hearing about these books for years, but finally read one today...and really enjoyed it! Can't wait to read the sequels!......more

Goodreads review by Katie on January 11, 2020

okay #conflicted *deep breath* I'm just gonna get this out of the way real quick: This book doesn't have a plot. And that's the biggest reason why I can't give it the four or five stars its deep and intimate character portraits would otherwise deserve. Now, when I say there's no plot--understand, I'm......more

Goodreads review by Sarah Grace on February 25, 2017

This book is amazing! I absolutely love Jan Karon's writing style. Each of the characters feel so real and have so much depth, yet there is no "back story dump" Simplistic and to the point. So encouraging. This is a book I have read 4 or 5 times, and I keep coming back to it! Honestly the best piece......more

Goodreads review by Werner on May 29, 2011

When I first began reading this series-opener, it took me awhile to warm up to it. That's because the human drama of the various plot lines is slow to develop, and because I didn't immediately get close enough to any of the characters to actually get inside their heads and understand or relate stron......more

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Praise for the Mitford Novels

“Karon knits Mitford's small-town characters and multiple story lines into a cozy sweater of a book.”—USA Today

“Jan Karon reflects contemporary culture more fully than almost any other living novelist.”—Los Angeles Times

“Welcome home, Mitford fans...to Karon's gift for illuminating the struggles that creep into everyday lives—along with a vividly imagined world.”—People

“Karon offers her readers another chance to escape their own world, if just for a while, and live in the town that ‘takes care of its own.’ Her readers say they wish Mitford existed so they could move there.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch

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