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Summary: Entertaining
Review: These series are simple, light, enjoyable entertainment! Coming from a small town, it is quite easy to relate. Karon writes in such detail. At times I find myself laughing aloud at the predicaments the characters find themselves in. Being a series, I was somewhat leary that the 2nd book would not be as good as the first. This is not the case in this the 2nd of the series. It is just as enjoyable as the first.
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Summary: Matchmaking in the Church
Review: Boy, do single pastors relate to this. While single, remember very well the continued efforts people of the congregation would attempt to fix you up with someone they just knew was perfect.This is so humurous and entertaining, with wonderful cast of characters. Buck and Puny and Emma and Dooley and Miss Sadie and Luella. The contrast and play between Edith and Cynthia is a stitch. Father certainly has his work cut out for him. This is just another gem in a series of gems. Delightful, at times, oh so true to life, stories. Can we ever get enough of this, Mitford fans?
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Summary: Like going home...
Review: The second installment of the Mitford books is refreshing yet thought provoking. It picks up where the first book ended, with Father Tim struggling with his relationships with Dooley and Cynthia, while trying to meet all the various needs of his congregation at the same time. I found Father Tim's anguish in trying to reach beyond his fears and deepen his romance with Cynthia realistic and probing. Their love letters to each other reflect great courage on both their parts. Dooley continues to exasperate and delight Father Tim as their trust in each other grows. Reading this book is like going on a vacation...you want to savor every minute but can't wait to see what happens next!
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Summary: Mitford series
Review: I saw a program advertised that a librarian friend of mine was doing on the Mitford series. I couldn't go, but remembered the series when looking for a new book. The store only had the first in the series. I bought it and was hooked within an hour. I have read all her books about Father Tim and am so enchanted and yes, addicted! I passed mine on to my daughter who is now rationing her reading to make them last longer! I ordered a set for a gift, but am seriously thinking of not giving them away. Will pre-order her next book due out in April of 2001. These books are wonderful gifts for any age. Everyone I have talked to has loved them.
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Summary: Just as good as the first book.
Review: In this second book of the Mitford series, Jan Karon reintroduces us to our favorite cast of characters and throws in a few new ones. Father Tim is up to his eyeballs with his dog and Dooley, the boy we met in the first book. Add to the mix a rich widow who makes no bones about the fact that she herself has her eye on Father Tim. The whole mix makes for another wonderful adventure in Mitford.
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Summary: WHEN I DIE, I WANT TO DIE LAUGHING READING ABOUT MITFORD.
Review: I did not walk, but ran, to my local library the second I was finished with At Home in Mitford in order to get my hands on A Light in the Window. I was terribly homesick for Mitford in the few moments that it took me to grab the second in the Mitford series. Upon my return home, I took the phone off the hook, drew the drapes, and once again I entered Mitford, alternately smiling, chuckling, guffawing, and even shedding an occasional tear. How Jan Karon can cause the gamut of such emotions in this reader is beyond my understanding. How thankful I am that she has used her God-given talent to transport me to the wonderful, wacky world of Mitford!
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Summary: A Light in the Window
Review: I'm not going to gush, but I really like this book. If you are from a small southern town, an epsicopalian, or you just like good books you should read this book.
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Summary: One of my favorite Mitford books!
Review: "A Light in the Window" is tied with "These High Green Hills" as my favorite in the series thus far (although I am looking forward to reading the next one about Tim and Cynthia's marriage). The loving letters back and forth between the two as Father Tim lets go of his lifelong bachelorhood are wonderful! I also enjoyed the sinister story twist involving the widow Edith as she attempts to seduce Tim (she pops up in the remaining books from time to time...like an evil spirit). Watching Dooley develop into a loving and trusting boy is terrific too. But special kudos to the plot twists involving Cousin Meg - which was hilarious.
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Summary: Shining on
Review: In this second book centering around Father Tim, his congregation, and his neighbors in the small town of Mitford, Jan Karon delivers more of the same uplifting stories, grounded in practical Christian beliefs. Father Tim is beginning to lose his heart to his next-door neighbor, Cynthia, whose down to earth intelligence, coupled with her sincere enthusiasm, make him feel as if he has come home. The path to love is rocky, though, and planted with obstacles, including the ferocious widow Edith, who is determined to sink her claws permanently into Tim, through such methods as good cooking and deliberate entrapment. Tim's struggles of the heart are interspersed with his continued adventures as pastor and citizen of Mitford, including the growing pains of his foster son Dooley, and the unexpected arrival and protracted stay of his reclusive Irish cousin. Throughout the book, Karon sends a hopeful, uplifting message without becoming syrupy. She incorporates a decidedly realistic portrayal of the confusion and uncertainty of new love with a subtle but unmistakable moral message that will do more for Christianity than a hundred sermons.
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Summary: Great story - Bad cover
Review: The story is great, but the book cover could really use some major improvement. When it arrived, the cover was already curled up before I took it from the box. Since I've been reading it, the cover remains curled and seems to get worse with time. I usually pass my paperbacks on to others for their reading enjoyment, but this one is a bit embarrassing to pass on due to the curled book cover. So, it will probably go into File 13 or collect dust somewhere.
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