Let’s Go to Mitford, Again

Let’s Go to Mitford, Again!

Fans of Jan Karon, rejoice! The writer of the well-read Mitford series has favored us with another warm-hearted story about the lives of Father Tim and Cynthia, Dooley, Uncle Billy and others who live in the microcosm of society based on North Carolina’s Blowing Rock community.

In This Mountain takes us back to Mitford where Father Tim and Cynthia are living the life of a retired pastor and his author/illustrator wife and planning an extended trip to Tennessee. But as you might guess, the trip to Tennessee is aborted by some serious health issues that land Rev. Kavanagh in the hospital for an extended stay.

This is the seventh book in the series and one of the best. It is certainly far more satisfying than A Common Life- The Wedding Story that was pure fluff with nothing new of interest. In This Mountain brings back some of our favorite characters (and some not so favorite) and gives a spin to some of the more one-dimensional ones.

As you read In This Mountain you will begin to guess, as I did, what the eighth book will contain. Despite the predictability of Karon’s writing, it is nevertheless a comforting and satisfying way to spend time relaxing on a hot summer’s afternoon or a chilly fall evening. It just might make you want to start all over again at the beginning with At Home in Mitford as you wait for the next installment!