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Title: A Light in the Window (The Mitford Years) by Jan Karon ISBN: 0-14-025454-4 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: February, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.79 (48 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: better than the first book
Comment: I liked this one better than the first book, At Home in Mitford. The story lines in this book seemed more compelling, more interesting. Father Tim deals with the long absence (most of the book) of his neighbor, Cynthia, while she writes her new book in New York. He also deals with Edith Mallory, a recent widow with her sights set not only on the rector but on a well-known Mitford establishment too. Sadie Baxter tells more of her interesting life stories while she arranges for the long-closed ballroom in her house to be fixed up for the wedding of a relative she didn't know she had. And the man in charge of construction of the new Hope House seems to be quite a rough old sourpuss. The usual charming cast of characters is back and if you liked the first book, you'll like this one even better.
Rating: 5
Summary: Mitford is Like Coming Home!
Comment: In this continuing book, (sequel), of At Home in Mitford, Father Tim's attractive neighbor Cyhthia Coppersmith is at his door, pursuing Father Tim with hot casseroles. Then, his cousin Meg has moved into the rectory for the long haul, disturbing his whole household! Dooley, the boy Father Tim has taken under his wing in the first story, is still living with Father Tim and causing problems in school. They can't seem to locate his mother, and his father is a terrible drunkard.
This book is truly as enjoyable as the first one was, and well worth the reading time!
Rating: 4
Summary: Returning to small-town heaven
Comment: Jan Karon's second tale of Mitford is not quite as good as her first. Her characters don't display as many of those little quirks in their personalities and as much of that homespun philosophy that made me fall in love with the town in her first book ("At Home in Mitford"). And frankly, this entry in the series shows definite signs of belonging on the same shelf as your basic Harlequin romance.
But there was enough of the original charm from the first book to allow me to recommend this one. The spiritual and emotional center of the town is still the local Episcopalian minister, Father Tim Kavanagh (whose last name we finally learn at the end of this book!). His relationship with his next-door neighbor, Cynthia Coppersmith, is still going down the same road as in the first book - although there are a lot of bumps and potholes along the way - and his bond with the boy Dooley is only getting stronger.
Aside from Father Tim's pursuit of Cynthia (and vice-versa), it would be impossible to describe all the little episodes that make up this book. But there are some that stand out. The town's latest widow, Edith Mallory, shows a definite mercenary streak - she's in shameless pursuit of Father Tim and also wants to close down the local diner and replace it with a dress shop that's willing to pay double the current rent. Miss Sadie, the town millionaire, is literally pouring her millions into repairing her home, just so she can give her newfound niece the wedding of her (and Miss Sadie's) dreams. And a redhead comes to Father Tim's door claiming to be his cousin Meg from Sligo, Ireland.
I do wish Ms. Karon had gone more deeply into the "Cousin Meg" sequence, but I can live with what she gave me.
Overall this is a worthy sequel to a fascinating tale of small-town life.
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Title: These High, Green Hills (The Mitford Years) by Jan Karon ISBN: 0140257934 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: At Home in Mitford (The Mitford Years) by Jan Karon ISBN: 014025448X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: February, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Out to Canaan (The Mitford Years) by Jan Karon ISBN: 0140265686 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: A New Song (The Mitford Years) by Jan Karon ISBN: 0140270590 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 03 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: A Common Life: The Wedding Story (Beloved Mitford, No. 6) by Jan Karon ISBN: 0142000345 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 26 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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