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  <title><![CDATA[Light in the Window (Mitford Years #2)]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;I&gt;A Light in the Window&lt;/I&gt; is the second installment in this enormously popular series about a small-town rector, Father Tim, and the heartwarming cast of characters surrounding him. This time Father Tim, a lifelong bachelor, finds his heart distracted by his free-spirited neighbor Cynthia, but his stomach and the rectory cash box are distracted by Edith, a wealthy widow who is wooing the rector with love potion casseroles. At every turn, including when a brooding Irish cousin decides to move in, Father Tim must decide whether he will practice what he preaches. &lt;p&gt;  Fans of the series say they long to buy real estate in Mitford, just so they can live next door to these funny and endearing characters and feel the embrace of such a loving community. But what author Jan Karon probably knows, and many readers are starting to figure out, is that the integrity and solid Christian values that these characters possess can be found in just about every neighborhood, and with inspiration like this book, anyone can build their own Mitford community. &lt;i&gt;--Gail Hudson&lt;/i&gt; </default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1995</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jan Karon]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[While I have no doubt that I am not going to read the whole series, I picked up two when I was at the library and the second dutifully begins where the first leaves off.  Someone commented that these are the types of books which little old ladies read when they feel like they can put their collectiv...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70002835">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 16 08:53:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 16 09:08:36 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[What I learned from this book:  It's me, not you.  I am the one who is impatient.  I am the one who is unable to find any sort of humor in innocent misunderstandings or mistaken identities.  (This also explains why I'm not a fan of French farce.)  <br/><br/>I have proven to myself this year that I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56278418">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Father Tim is the rector of Mitford, a small town packed with personality.  The recently widowed Edith Mallory has got her sights set on him, confirmed bachelor that he is, as her next conquest.  Meanwhile, his attempts at a relationship with his lovely neighbor Cynthia seem to be slowly gaining gro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66858977">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Same as all the other ones, fabulous!  I think Cynthia is a little bit of a basket case of nerves, but that's what makes her Cynthia.  It helps you to get know her as you meet and explore all the other comical characters as well.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about her emotional status bu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51189180">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Had you asked me I would never have thought I'd be reading a series of books like this one. (Not macho, you know). This is the story of a middle aged (maybe late middle-age?) clergman in a small town. Again I came over these when i was listening to books and reading whatever I could get my hands on ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78996332">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 11 14:57:06 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[John McDonough is Father Tim. He has narrated all of the Mitford series books and is a treasure. As many know, quite often the scenes center on his fictional church or the choir. A veteran of the Glimmerglass Opera Company, he sings the hymns himself which is an extra treat for listeners. When one v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/678803">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat May 23 09:11:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very easy, light reading book.  Good to read just before you go to bed if you want restful sleep.  It is religious based as the main character is a minister but definitely not preachy.  It shows the close-knit community of Mitford.  It has romance and some light drama.  Didn't think I would enjoy ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57057903">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38454913">
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jan 02 10:58:25 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>read once; audio once</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[•	2nd in “The Mitford Years” “Father Tim” series  I read this one but since I'm on book 5, It's difficult what was in each actual book.   I will have to review this one once I listen to it on audio.  Looking forward to it.  After listening to the first on dramatized audio, I would have lov...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38454913">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45921057">
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    <location><![CDATA[Old Hickory, TN]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book falls into the category of &quot;woman author writes rambling 'and then I' first person saga about an emotionally tormented elderly MALE priest with a Romance on the side.&quot;  Urg.  So in other words, it's predictable, and yet in a class of its own for badness.  And not badness like sco...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45921057">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52253886">
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Jan Karon is an awesome writer. Filled with light, warmth, and a life of ease. These series of books I think there is 10 or 11 will warm your heart and make you wish you really did live in Mitford. I know I wish I did.<br/><br/>Favorite Charters:<br/>Father Tim Kavanagh<br/>Cynthia<br/>Violet t...]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Brian ]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[As a pastor living in a Mitford-like town, I thoroughly enjoyed Karon's first book. I picked up volume two from our church library.  Perhaps I wasn't in the right frame of mind, or maybe I just wasn't willing to commit around 400 pages to slow paced Mitford life.  Regardless, I just didn't connect w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41896573">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="37703011">
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    <body><![CDATA[You have to read this whole series.. The characters are so funny and become your friends.  Father Tim is so awesome and Cynthia an absolute doll.  The whole time I was reading this, I just kept thinking in the back of my mind, &quot;which celebrities would I cast as these two main characters/&quot; ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37703011">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50849587">
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    <body><![CDATA[I wax hot and cold on the Mitford series.  When I am sentimental, they're charming.  But where I live in my somewhat snarky, cynical state of mind, they drive me up a wall.  My sister-in-law loves them , though and gave me a couple.  This was a gift from her.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second book in a series called The Mitford Series.  It is extremely light reading, but everything in it is GOOD.  Morally, I mean.  It's about a preacher and his goings-on in the town he lives in.  It's a good fun, read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[More FAther Tim story--very personally enlightening for me! Not to mention that the story sucks you right in and you feel like one of hte people who lives in the town of Mitford and are friends with the characters--its a great read!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I know these are a bit sappy, but there is just enough thoughtful about them to draw me back to see what's going to happen.<br/><br/>Well, I'm done, and it was just as sappy as I thought.  It was kind of like eating oat meal without any sugar or raisins...good for you but bland.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As Christian Fiction goes, I really liked this series.  Jan Karon creates a town were life seems simpler, people seem friendlier. Every time I read one, it made me long for the same in my life. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Jan 01 08:22:42 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The series kinda grew on me!  Good, down home, feel-good reading.  It wisks me away to small-town America where God, family, friends, loyalty and concern for one another are still valued.   ]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri Apr 17 18:02:49 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[The plot on Book 2 is a little more obvious than I like, but I'm completely in love with the characters.  Between the gang at the Grill and Miss Sadie, I'm completely hooked.  On to book #3!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue May 26 11:58:46 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had a really hard time getting into this book. I think part of the problem was that I started by listening to the audio CDs while I was driving. The way Jan Karon writes doesn't lend itself to distractions. You end up missing the essence of the story. So, I started reading the paperback and quickl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53339016">more...</a>]]></body>
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