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  The Mitford Years: Book 2

  A Light in the Window

  by Jan Karon

  When Jan Karon published At Home in Mitford, readers across the country fell in love with her cozy town and cast of vivid, endearing characters. Focusing on the adventures and misadventures of a gentle, middle-aged rector, Father Tim, the first novel quickly became a national best-seller. Now, in the second book of the Mitford series, Father Tim finds his heart drawn to his lovely, artistic neighbor, Cynthia.... (more)
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  The Mitford Years: Book 1

  At Home in Mitford

  by Jan Karon

  A heartwarming portrait of the mysteries and miracles of everyday life in a small town introduces the charming North Carolina town of Mitford and its colorful inhabitants, including Tim, a bachelor rector, who is falling in love with his neighbor. Reprint.
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  The Mitford Years: Book 7

  In This Mountain

  by Jan Karon

  Restless with his retirement, Father Tim, accompanied by Cynthia, gears up for a year-long ministry across the state line, but a series of events sends shock waves throughout the town of Mitford and through Father Tim's faith.
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  The Mitford Years: Book 5

  A New Song

  by Jan Karon

  Jan Karon's millions of fans can't wait to sit down with her heartwarming and hilarious characters, who have a way of becoming family. In A New Song , Mitford's longtime Episcopal priest, Father Tim, retires. However, new challenges and adventures await when he agrees to serve as interim minister of a small church on Whitecap Island. He and his wife, Cynthia, soon find that Whitecap has its own unforgettable... (more)
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  The Mitford Years: Book 6

  A Common Life

  The Wedding Story

  by Jan Karon

  Mitford's Lord's Chapel seats barely two hundred souls, yet millions of Jan Karon's fans will be there for the most joyous event in years: the wedding of Father Tim Kavanagh and Cynthia Coppersmith. Here at last is A Common Life , the sixth book in the bestselling Mitford Years series, and the long-awaited answers to these deeply probing questions: Will Father Tim fall apart when he takes his vows? Will... (more)
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  The Mitford Years: Book 9

  Light from Heaven

  by Jan Karon

  It’s never too late. Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to "come up higher" more than once. But he’s never been asked to do the impossible—until now. The retired Episcopal priest takes on the revival of a mountain church that’s been closed for forty years. Meanwhile, in Mitford, he’s sent on a hunt for hidden treasure, and two beloved friends are called to come up higher. As Father Tim finds, there ... (more)
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  The Mitford Years: Book 3

  These High Green Hills

  by Jan Karon

  Jan Karon has attracted an enthusiastic population of fans to her stories set in a little town so cozy that everyone wants to put their feet up and stay awhile. The adventures of Father Tim and his shaggy, scripture-loving dog, Barnabus, begun in At Home in Mitford (RB# 94808), have captured the affection of listeners nationwide. As These High, Green Hills begins, Father Tim and his talented neighbor have just... (more)
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  The Mitford Years: Book 4

  Out to Canaan

  by Jan Karon

  Thousands of readers have come home to Mitford, the little town with the big heart, whose endearing and eccentric residents have become like family members. But now change is coming to the hamlet. Father Tim, the Episcopal rector, and his wife Cynthia are pondering retirement; a brash new mayoral candidate is calling for aggressive development; a suspicious realtor with plans for a health spa is eyeing the beloved... (more)
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  The Mitford Years: Book 8

  Shepherds Abiding

  by Jan Karon

  Millions of Americans have found Mitford to be a favorite home-away-from-home, and countless readers have long wondered what Christmas in Mitford would be like. The eighth Mitford novel provides a glimpse, offering a meditation on the best of all presents: the gift of one’s heart. Since he was a boy, Father Tim has lived what he calls "the life of the mind" and has never really learned to savor... (more)
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  Father Tim: Book 1

  Home to Holly Springs

  by Jan Karon

  Readers of the nine bestselling Mitford novels have been captivated by Jan Karon’s “gift for illuminating the struggles that creep into everyday lives—along with a vividly imagined world” ( People ). They learned quickly that “after you’ve spent time in Mitford, you’ll want to come back” ( Chicago Tribune ). Millions eagerly awaited the publication of each novel, relishing the story of the bookish and bighearted... (more)
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  Father Tim: Book 2

  In the Company of Others

  by Jan Karon

  A stirring page-turner from the bestselling author of the Mitford Series. Jan Karon's new series, launched with her New York Times bestselling Home to Holly Springs , thrilled legions of Mitford devotees, and also attracted a whole new set of readers. "Lovely," said USA Today . "Rejoice!" said The Washington Post . In this second novel, Father Tim and Cynthia arrive in the west of Ireland, intent on... (more)
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  Christmas in Mitford Gift Set: The Mitford Snowmen and Esther's Gift

  by Jan Karon

  For the past two Christmases, readers have flocked home to Mitford and made The Mitford Snowmen and Esther's Gift runaway bestsellers. Brimming with the holiday spirit, an old-fashioned snowman-building contest, plenty of hot chocolate, and Esther's famous marmalade cake, this new boxed set of Mitford treats is guaranteed to fill readers-and stockings-with contagious good cheer.
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  Patches of Godlight

  Father Tim's Favorite Quotes

  by Jan Karon

  Written in Father Tim Kavanagh's own hand, this wonderful collection of quotes brings to life the personal reflections of Mitford's beloved Episcopal priest. Here Father Tim has carefully recorded his favorite quotes from a variety of thinkers, philosophers, and poets whom he has admired over the years. Next to the quotes are Father Tim's personal comments, scribblings, and doodlings. From C. S. Lewis and Mark... (more)
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  The Mitford Bedside Companion

  A Treasury of Favorite Mitford Moments, Author Reflections on the Bestselling Series, and More, Much More.

  by Jan Karon

  A must-have companion to the bestselling series 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 and again. For all those who love returning to Mitford, this... (more)
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  A Continual Feast

  Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim

  by Jan Karon

  For years, Mitford’s Father Tim Kavanagh has transcribed into his dog-eared journals words of wisdom, faith, and encouragement gleaned from favorite thinkers. Indeed, A Continual Feast contains lively ideas, common sense, profound wisdom, and plain good humor from the likes of C. S. Lewis, Emily Dickinson, William Blake, Helen Keller, G. K. Chesterton, and Will Rogers. To name but a few. Want to know a... (more)