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Jan Karon
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon welcomes you back home to Mitford in this inspirational novel that “hits the sweet spot at the intersection of your heart and your funny bone” (USA Today).After five hectic years of retirement from Lord’s Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns with his wife, Cynthia, from the land of his Irish ancestors. While he’s glad to be at home in Mitford, something is definitely missing from his life: a pulpit. But when he’s offered one, he decides he doesn’t want it.For years, he believed he had a few answers. Now he has questions. How can he possibly help Dooley’s younger brother, Sammy, make it through the fallout of a disasterous childhood? Could doing a good deed for the town bookstore be the best thing for his befuddled spirit? And who was riding through town in a limo? Not Edith Mallory.Then an editorial in the weekly Muse poses a question that sets the whole town looking for answers: Does Mitford still take care of its own?
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Author
Jan Karon
Pages
576
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2015-08-04
ISBN
042527621X 9780425276211
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"I was really pleased to return to Mitford with Father Tim and his wife Cynthia in this the 12th volume of the Mitford series. I've been reading a book a month this entire year, and had thought about reading Shepherds Abiding for Christmas instead of during the summer where it fell, but instead just continued to read chronologically on through. I was surprised and pleased to see the heavy Christmas emphasis in this book. I felt like I was reading a Christmas book, even though the book spanned more than the holiday season. I also enjoyed seeing the town pull together to support town members in need. These truly are feel-good books. <br/><br/>Mitford is aging gracefully, and I'm feeling a bit sad as I see characters growing older, getting sick, some dying, and realizing my time with this little town and cast of characters will soon come to an end. Goodness!—even Barnabus is getting old!"
Jennifer D
