At Home in Mitford (The Mitford Years)

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Summary: Refreshing & Bright; If you want to be depressed stay away.
Review: Sure, this book might not reflect real life, but read it as fantasy. There are too many gloomy, dark novels out there and this isn't one of them. Mitford is a pleasant town, with pleasant people, who live pleasant lives. If you want real life, pick up a newspaper. If you want to relax, and dream, pick up this book!!!

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Summary: A warm and fuzzy, feel good kind of book
Review: What a wonderful little book. I'm on my way out to buy the rest of the series!! It's such a nice change of pace from the violent and trashy books out there today. You can really get lost in Mitford. Let's hope Jan Karon keeps this series going.

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Summary: Syrupy, insipid, predictable
Review: A rather insubstantial, predictable lightweight novel. I would suggest readers try reading "To Kill A Mockingbird" to get a better picture of small town southern life. Way too heavy on the religion too - I wouldn't have bought it if that had been apparent in the reviews

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Summary: I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS SERIES ON TELIVISION!!
Review: Finally a priest that is handed to his readers with human qualities that make a person want to be in his flock. Father Tim is refreshingly real. Bob Newhart would be ideal to represent this priest in a weekly telivision series. Promise Land, Touched By An Angel, and now At Home In Mitford. A town we all would love to be a part of!

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Summary: I couldn't put it down!
Review: The Mitford Series is the best of the best! With each book, characters are more fully developed and become even more beloved. Cynthia is my idea of a real woman...nearly as admirable as the Proverbs 31 woman! I would love to attend Lord's Chapel, and have a chat with Father Tim. It is so wonderful to have christian literature surpass the standards we have come to expect in good secular reading, and I, for one, hope that Jan Karon continues to expand the series book by blessed book! Our town is having a Bane and Blessing sale based on the novel, and I must say that Granville is every bit as delightful and full of characters as Mitford. I am even more grateful that I live here now that I have finsihed the Mitford series!

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Summary: Small Town NC - reality
Review: From having lived in a small town in NC (as did my entire family) this book is quite accurate in its detail, thinking, talking, and the interactions between the people. It isn't too heavy but it isn't insipid or too cute, either. It is the book that finally makes you feel good and lifted up.

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Summary: Good reading, refreshing and totally enjoyable.
Review: Haven't quite finished "At Home In Mitford", and I went out and bought the next three volumes. As a Christian woman it is so refreshing to read and be entertained without blatant sexual situations being the center core of the story. I'm looking forward to the rest of this homespun and inspirational adventure. Many thanks to Jan Koran. Recommended reading to anyone who wants to feel good.

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Summary: Wonderfully Comforting
Review: My roommate brought the first two books in the series with her to Germany when we studied abroad. I went through both of them so fast. The story is so wonderful and touching. The characters come alive and you end up wanting to move to Mitford and meet everyone. I haven't had a chance to read the rest of the series, but I am looking forward to them. Every page makes you feel warm inside and loved.

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Summary: Delightful! A breeze-read; thoroughly engaging, enjoyable.
Review: Ms. Karon's characters leave you with a desire to locate them on-line to find out what happens next! They are so genuine, country-warm; high contrast to normal hustle-and-bustle of life. Her settings sound like a living Thomas Kincaide painting. Their expressions of faith and reality of God in their lives add a little salt to make the reader thirst a bit. Looking for subsequent sequels (like to find out what happened to the Irish "cousin," and Puny Bradshaw's children; and the next generation of Mitford-ites!). Sensational!

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Summary: A heartwarming escape from our crazy world.
Review: Welcome to Mitford through the eyes andheart of Father ???????? Follow the everyday adventures of the town as they face all of the critical issues of modern times with spirit, faith, and good humor.