Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader

by Jan Karon
Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader
Author: Jan Karon
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2010-09-28
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 014311817X
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A collection of beautiful anedotes, delicious recipes, and memorable scenes from the Mitford books by #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon. Millions of readers have discovered the delights of a trip to Mitford, and they've all found themselves hankering for mouthwatering dishes like Father Tim's Rector's Meatloaf and Esther Bolick's outrageously delicious Orange Marmalade Cake. Now, Jan Karon makes it easy to satisfy all these cravings and many more. Along with 150 fabulous recipes are Jan's personal reminiscences, dozens fo beloved scenes from each of the Mitford books, jokes, cooking tips, blessings, and a wonderful story never before published in the novels. For readers and cooks alike, Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook & Kitchen Reader is a veritable feast. “[Jan Karon's] wonderful cookbook is like a souvenir scrapbook to be dipped into time and again. The real world should be as good as Mitford.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer

At Home in Mitford

by Jan Karon
At Home in Mitford
Author: Jan Karon
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1996-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780140254488
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The first novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon’s beloved series set in America’s favorite small town: Mitford. It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable. 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.

Out to Canaan

by Jan Karon
Out to Canaan
Author: Jan Karon
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 370
Release: 1998-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101199504
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Get to know the lovable cast of characters that populate the small town of Mitford in this inspirational novel in Jan Karon's #1 New York Times bestselling series. Millions of readers have come home to Mitford, the little town with the big heart, whose endearing and eccentric residents have become like family members. But now change is coming to the hamlet. Father Tim, the Episcopal rector, and his wife, Cynthia, are pondering retirement; a brash new mayoral candidate is calling for aggressive development; a suspicious realtor with plans for a health spa is eyeing the beloved house on the hill; and, worst of all, the Sweet Stuff Bakery may be closing. Meanwhile, ordinary people are leading the extraordinary lives that hundreds of thousands of readers have found so inviting and inspiring.

The Mitford Snowmen

by Jan Karon
The Mitford Snowmen
Author: Jan Karon
Publisher: Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2001
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781587241208
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"Everyone's favorite characters are filled with holiday spirit. And when a swirling snowfall brings them to Main Street for a snowman-building contest, the spirit of competition comes alive as well."--Jacket.

In This Mountain

by Jan Karon
In This Mountain
Author: Jan Karon
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2003-04-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780142002582
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In her seventh inspirational novel in the bestselling Mitford series, Jan Karon delivers surprises of every kind, including the return of the man in the attic and an ending that no one in Mitford will ever forget. In the little town that’s home-away-from-home to millions of readers, life hums along as usual. Dooley looks toward his career as a vet; Joe Ivey and Fancy Skinner fight a haircut price war that takes no prisoners; and Percy steps out on a limb with a risky new menu item at the Main Street Grill. Though Father Tim dislikes change, he dislikes retirement even more. As he and Cynthia gear up for a year-long ministry across the state line, a series of events sends shock waves through his faith—and the whole town of Mitford.

These High, Green Hills

by Jan Karon
These High, Green Hills
Author: Jan Karon
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 385
Release: 1997-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101463775
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Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon on a trip to Mitford—a southern village of local characters so heartwarming and hilarious you'll wish you lived right next door. At last, Mitford's rector and lifelong bachelor, Father Tim, has married his talented and vivacious neighbor, Cynthia. Now, of course, they must face love's challenges: new sleeping arrangements for Father Tim's sofa-sized dog, Cynthia's urge to decorate the rectory Italian-villa-style, and the growing pains of the thrown-away boy who's become like a son to the rector. Add a life-changing camping trip, the arrival of the town's first policewoman, and a new computer that requires the patience of a saint, and you know you're in for another engrossing visit to Mitford—the little town that readers everywhere love to call home.

Light from Heaven

by Jan Karon
Light from Heaven
Author: Jan Karon
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2008-04-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1440632960
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Father Tim takes on a new challenge in this inspirational installment in the beloved Mitford series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bathed in Prayer. Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to “come up higher” more than once. But he’s never been asked to do the impossible—until now. The retired Episcopal priest takes on the revival of a mountain church that’s been closed for forty years. Meanwhile, in Mitford, he’s sent on a hunt for hidden treasure, and two beloved friends are called to come up higher as well. As Father Tim finds, there are still plenty of heartfelt surprises, dear friends old and new, and the most important lesson of all: It’s never too late.

Shepherds Abiding

by Jan Karon
Shepherds Abiding
Author: Jan Karon
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2004-09-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780142004852
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Experience the joys of a small town Christmas in this novel in the beloved Mitford series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon. Millions of Americans have found Mitford to be a favorite home-away-from-home, and countless readers have long wondered what Christmas in Mitford would be like. The eighth Mitford novel provides a glimpse, offering a meditation on the best of all presents: the gift of one's heart. Since he was a boy, Father Tim has lived what he calls “the life of the mind” and has never really learned to savor the work of his hands. When he finds a derelict nativity scene that has suffered the indignities of time and neglect, he imagines the excitement in the eyes of his wife, Cynthia, and decides to undertake the daunting task of restoring it. As Father Tim begins his journey, readers are given a seat at Mitford's holiday table and treated to a magical tale about the true Christmas spirit.

Home to Holly Springs

by Jan Karon
Home to Holly Springs
Author: Jan Karon
Publisher: Viking Press
Total Pages: 527
Release: 2007
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780670018383
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Anticipating a relaxing retirement, Father Tim returns to his hometown for the first time in decades when he receives an anonymous summons, an event that leads to his discovery of long-buried secrets and new people. By the author of Light from Heaven. (General Fiction)