At Home in Mitford

from jlapac

This is a repeat of a book I have read before about a smalltown in North Carolina. It is a "comfort food" book, and Igo back to it when I don't know what else to read. It is thefirst in a series of Karon's books about the town of Mitford.The main character is a minister and the story revolvesarou...

from Jamis

At first, the book seemed sitcom-ish and very choppy--the frequent breaks and brief segments were hard for me to get used to. But either I got used to it, or Karon found her groove about halfway through, because from about that point on I really enjoyed the book.

from page.fault

Having recently written a review dissing a Christian book, I felt the urge to even the score...here's a Christian-outlook book I wholeheartedly recommend to believers and nonbelievers alike.When I want something cozy, sweet, optimistic, and full of faith and love, I turn to the Mitford series. Th...

from universehall

The word that immediately came to mind after reading this book was "gentle". This is an extremely gentle read. The story hinges around Father Tim, a kind-hearted Episcopalian Priest, whose quiet life is shaken up (in a gentle kind of way) by the happenings of his parish. If I tell you that there ...

from marciathing

I thought this would be overly sweet sappy country christian romance but it actually was a nice interesting read, with mostly believable characters and events. Relaxing lack of adultery, drug use, sarcasm and skepticism presented as "normal" traits of modern people.