A Common Life (by Jan Karon)

I’m so pleased I decided to re-read my novels by Jan Karon, set in the (fictional) small American town of Mitford. They are warm and often poignant, yet tinged with humour. While some of the minor characters are a bit stereotyped, the main ones - the Episcopalian minister known as Father Tim and his neighbour Cynthia - are entirely three dimensional. They’re big-hearted, kind, and also vulnerable. 

I last read ‘A Common Life’ in 2006.  It’s the third, chronologically, in the Mitford series. ...