In the Company of Others
Books | Fiction / Small Town & Rural
3.7
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Jan Karon
Follow Father Tim and Cynthia on their journey to research his Kavanagh ancestry in the Irish countryside in this novel in the beloved Mitford series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon. Vacation—the very word has been foreign to Episcopal priest Tim Kavanagh. Now retired from tending his flock in the village of Mitford, he is making good on a promise to show his wife, Cynthia, the charming land of his Irish ancestors. But after arriving at a Lough Arrow fishing lodge in the midst of a torrential downpour, the charm disappears.They find their holiday upended by an intruder, a treasured painting is stolen from the lodge, and a family conflict dating back nearly a century turns even more bitter. As three generations struggle to find deliverance from the crucifying power of secrets, Tim and Cynthia stumble upon a faded journal that might just explain the crime—and offer a chance at redemption.
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Author
Jan Karon
Pages
464
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2011-08-30
ISBN
0143119915 9780143119913
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"I wasn't as engaged in this installment of the Father Tim/Mitford chronicles. I was rushing to finish it before I had surgery, and when I didn't finish in time, I listened in the days following, and surely missed a lot in both my hurry and the state of mind I was in post-procedure. It's one I'm going to have to return to to appreciate more fully. In spite of that, I did like that Father Tim and Cynthia were able to spend time in a different location again, that of Ireland. In the previous installment, Cynthia was left behind after hurting her ankle, leaving Father Tim to make a trip to his hometown on his own. In this installment, Cynthia is reinjured, leaving her in the background for much of the novel, yet again. I kind of miss seeing them together more. I liked the hint at what might be coming at the end of the novel for the next installment."
Jennifer D