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Summary: Best-selling series!
Review: Plan to buy the whole series--you will not want to wait to get the next one! Jan Karon has mixed delightful characters of all kinds with conflicts, mystery, romance, danger, and spread over all plenty of humor. No matter what your favorite genre, you'll love this continuing story. I keep wondering what's happening next. There were plenty of young people to follow in a 6th book. Maybe next year...
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Summary: A nice, peaceful book!
Review: The covers on these books are wonderful--they attract attention instantly, even if you know nothing about the books. This book was as wonderful as the last--the only thing a little annoying was Cynthia and her expectations of Father Tim. I kept thinking, "What do you expect? He's a man! Get over it and marry him! " One of the few book series that hold your interest in an "older" romance. I do hope Ms. Karon intends to devote the rest of her life frantically scribbling around the clock during her every waking moment and continuing this series, until all the characters get old and die (along with the rest of us). How could she do any less, now she's gotten us all hooked?
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Summary: Visit Mitford -- you won't be disappointed!
Review: If you cry during reruns of Little House on the Prairie, you'll love this and the other four titles in the "beloved Mitford series." This is the kind of reading that diehard nonfiction readers scoff at: too soft, too sweet. But don't we all deserve to be touched by an angel once in a while? The Mitford series centers on Father Tim, an aging priest who ministers to the small by lively congregation of the Lord's Chapel. He is by turns fussy, funny, and faithful (the kind of faith that is simply there, not overdone, just a part of daily life). And Karon's gift as a writer is that she allows his story to unfold. We discover the characters and the subplots without the heavy hand of a writer who wants to ensure that we "get the message," and we're delighted in the process. Even if your usual bedtime fare is A Brief History of Time, I encourage you to visit this little town for a while. You'll come away enriched.
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Summary: Book 2 of a wonderful, heartwarming series
Review: I have zoomed through the first 4 Mitford books and am now midway through the 5th. The characters grab you and transport you to a town where I think, deep down, we would all like to call home. Father Tim is a "real" person with very human characteristics. Yet his basic goodness will restore your faith in humanity. The theology is not shoved down your throat, but rather is grasped between the lines. All the characters are memorable. Cynthia and Dooley in particular help shape the wonderful story line. The huge dog, Barnabus, who is disciplined only by hearing Bible verse, worms his way into your heart. I am so glad I discovered this series, and I recommend it to absolutely anyone!
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Summary: This book is a peaceful read!!
Review: I am totally engrossed in this series. I have already purchased the next two available. My first thought in reading this series is what a peacful feeling it leaves with me. It's an easy read and a welcome change from the violence and depressing thoughts prevailing in so many of the books today.
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Summary: Turn all worries over to God, even the little stuff, Funny,
Review: This book is a lesson in everyday life. It teaches us to honnor the difference in people not shy away from them. It teaches acceptance with a smile. Relates to my life in so many ways. Wish I could turn everything, including my selfwill and a sick dog, over to God and have the patients to wait for an answer. Wonderfully sweet and I feel after reading all 5 books that I have another family that lives in Mitford and I would dearly love to go visit them. Wish I had a friend like Miss Sadie, all full of wisdom and starch. A blessing to read and hopefull retain.
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Summary: A delightful and charming read!
Review: This is a perfect love story. I care about each and every character in this book. My 99 year old grandmother loved it as well. Beautifully written. Bravo.
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Summary: It was so good that I didn't want it to end!
Review: As with each of the two previous Mitford books, I was completely involved personally in the lives of the Kavanaughs and the other residents of that delightful little community! Each character and scene is portrayed so vividly! I appreciate having books to read that reflect such wholesome values.
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Summary: delightful, charming tale of Blowing Rock, N.C.
Review: More wonderful characters are added in this second book of the Mitford series. Will Father Tim follow his heart?
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Summary: A soothing escape
Review: All of Jan's Karon's novels epitomize escapism at it's best. Every time I finish one of her books, I am sorry and even a bit depressed at having to once again leave Mitford and it's charming, warm, and amusing residents. Start with At Home in Mitford, and enjoy this heartwarming series. You will wish that you lived in Mitford...and for a short while, you will feel as if you do.
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