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At Home in Mitford

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At Home in Mitford

By: Jan Karon
Narrated by: John McDonough
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 The first novel in Jan Karon’s bestselling and beloved Mitford series--now available in a new 20th Anniversary Edition, including an introductory letter by the author

It's easy to feel at home in Mitford, North Carolina. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are friendly. Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter a dog the size of a sofa who moves in and won't go away. Add an attractive neighbor who begins wearing a path through the hedge. Now, stir in a lovable but unloved boy, a mystifying jewel theft, and a secret that's sixty years old. Suddenly, Father Tim gets more than he bargained for. And readers get a rich comedy about ordinary people and their ordinary lives.
 Christian Fiction Contemporary Fiction Family Life Genre Fiction Poetry Romance Small Town & Rural

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Praise for the Mitford Novels

“Karon knits Mitford's small-town characters and multiple story lines into a cozy sweater of a book.”—USA Today

“Jan Karon reflects contemporary culture more fully than almost any other living novelist.”—Los Angeles Times

“Welcome home, Mitford fans...to Karon's gift for illuminating the struggles that creep into everyday lives—along with a vividly imagined world.”—People

“Karon offers her readers another chance to escape their own world, if just for a while, and live in the town that ‘takes care of its own.’ Her readers say they wish Mitford existed so they could move there.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
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I can only say that I have loved every minute of this production with its full cast of protagonists, presented to me via the voice of one man. If only I could live in Mitford . It must be the greatest place to be. Everyone is real, if maybe a little flawed sometimes, but they have integrity and a simple but sincere faith in God. Is there anywhere like this left in the whole of this earth?

It's been like living in Mitford.

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Beautifully read tale of a small American town. The reader voices each character superbly. The writing is episodic but one is continually drawn in to the story and the development of the main characters & the author skillfully ties up all the ends.

Heart-warming & uplifting

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...but hearing them again now doesn't disappoint. I wasn't sure about the reader to begin with - thinking he sounded a bit too old - but quickly came round to him. I don't know how you'd classify these books - they're so different from anything else in my library - but so worth a listen.

It's been a long time since I read these books...

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These Mitford books are new to me and I have enjoyed this first one, and the narrator, enough to order the 2nd and 3rd volumes.

These are gentle strolls through the life of Mitford and that is right up my street. Lots does happen, with real story lines, but really what I love is the small-town atmosphere.

My only gripe is that there is a low level 'hiss' on the recording especially when at higher volume using earphones outdoors which how I often listen. None of my other Audible books do that, so it is - so far - just these books, and it is irritating.

Easy, and uplifting listen

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Delighted to find them on audible. It's even better than reading them myself. Great stories. Down to earth and up to heaven - like real life. I bought them all, but now I have Long Covid I can't read as easily, but can listen, especially as I know the stories so well.

I love the Mitford books!

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