Father Tim Kavanagh struggles to find meaning in retirement, while newlyweds Dooley and Lace face a crisis that drains their bank account, and four-year-old Jack Tyler looks forward to the biggest day of his young life
#1 New York Time bestselling author Jan Karon delivers the wedding that millions of Mitford fans have waited for. It’s a June day in the mountains, with more than a few creatures great and small, and you’re invited—because you’re family. Over the course of ten Mitford novels, fans have kept a special place in their hearts for Dooley Kavanagh, first seen in At Home in Mitford as a barefoot, freckle-faced boy in filthy overalls. Now, Father Tim Kavanagh’s adopted son has graduated from vet school and opened his own animal clinic. Since money will be tight for a while, maybe he and Lace Harper, his once and future soul mate, should keep their wedding simple. By the way, it’s a pretty casual affair, so come as you are and remember to bring a tissue or two. After all, what’s a good wedding without a good cry?
#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?
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.
Pfarrer Tim sieht sich mit einer hartnäckigen Witwe und einer unerwarteten Kusine konfrontiert, die in sein Haus zieht. Zudem wird seine Geduld auf die Probe gestellt, da der strenge Winter seine Liebe zu Nachbarin Cynthia unerträglich verlängert.
Jednoho krásného dne přijde poštou otci Timovi záhadný dopis. Stojí v něm jen tři slova: Vrať se domů. Podpis chybí, ale razítko pošty je z Holly Springs, Timova rodného města, kde nebyl od smrti rodičů. Tim dlouho váhá, ale nakonec se rozhoduje vrátit do míst svého mládí. Snaží se vypátrat záhadného pisatele, a přitom se setkává se starými známými a také poznává lidi, o jejichž existenci neměl tušení, ale kteří se mají napříště stát neoddělitelnou součástí jeho života. Jsou to setkání radostná i bolestná, ale díky nim se zhojí nejedna rána z minulosti.
Join Father Tim on a profoundly personal journey back to his childhood home in this charming novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon's Mitford series. Thirty-eight years have passed since Father Tim Kavanagh left his Mississippi hometown, determined not to return. Then he receives a handwritten note postmarked Holly Springs. Cryptic and unsigned, it says only Come home. These two words compel him to make the most challenging journey of his life. Traveling to his boyhood home doesn’t merely take Father Tim across hundreds of miles. Thanks to a thousand sights and smells, he also travels back through memories—some fond and some he’s tried for nearly forty years to forget, from his quick-to-anger father and his lovingly tender mother to the picturesque small town he’d tried desperately to leave behind. And once Father Tim discovers who was behind the mysterious note, a truth is revealed that will change his life—forever.
In this large print edition, Father Tim embarks on a new journey filled with inspiration and growth within the cherished Mitford series. As he faces fresh challenges, readers can expect heartwarming moments and reflections on faith, community, and personal transformation, characteristic of the beloved storytelling style of the author.
It's Christmas time in Mitford, and Father Tim is eager to celebrate with his loved ones. After chancing upon a dilapidated Nativity scene, he is inspired to refurbish it in order to delight his wife. Being primarily used to working with his mind rather than his hands, the project is a wonderful challenge for Father Tim
Fahter Tim, der Pfarrer der amerikanischen Kleinstadt Mitford, geht in den Ruhestand. Doch bald flieht der vor der ungewohnten Langeweile in eine neue, schwierige Aufgabe. Er ahnt nicht, dass ihn dieser Schritt vor eine der schwersten Prüfungen seines Lebens stellen wird. Jan Karon beschreibt die Nöte und Sorgen ihrer Figuren mit tiefem menschlichem Mitgefühl und zeigt einmal mehr, dass Liebe, Freundschaft und Aufrichtigkeit uns auch aus schweren Krisen herausführen können.