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4.5 stars. I’ve been rereading (well, actually re-listening to) this series with my sister, and this is the first place in the series where the book was new, not just to her, but to us both. We both loved this; however, it was nothing like we expected.
This is part one of two of Father Tim’s backstory and it honestly felt like a (believable) soap opera in places. We go back to the WWII period, in the Deep South of Mississippi. Injustice abounds. So so many surprising events occur - sometimes man ...more
This is part one of two of Father Tim’s backstory and it honestly felt like a (believable) soap opera in places. We go back to the WWII period, in the Deep South of Mississippi. Injustice abounds. So so many surprising events occur - sometimes man ...more
I loved this book in the end. It was a little hard getting there, because as one reviewer said, this is Karon's "most emotionally complex novel."
Truth be told, I've avoided reading the Father Tim novels for years, because I've just loved Mitford too much, and I didn't want it to really end. But I've been rereading the whole series this year (they are great comfort when going through major life changes of your own), so I thought I'd finally delve on in.
I love going to Mitford to escape. And I've ...more
Truth be told, I've avoided reading the Father Tim novels for years, because I've just loved Mitford too much, and I didn't want it to really end. But I've been rereading the whole series this year (they are great comfort when going through major life changes of your own), so I thought I'd finally delve on in.
I love going to Mitford to escape. And I've ...more
It's been awhile since I read my last Karon book in the much-loved Mitford series, and, this one turns out to be quite different overall, as it hardly takes place in Mitford at all. Instead, Father Tim heads south with his good ole friend, big-dog Barnabas, to visit his hometown & roots--from which he's been gone for 38 years. All this based on an anonymous note he receives saying "Come back." Quite an adventure; quite the meetings & catching up with old friends, and some very interesting real-l
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I enjoyed this even though the story was a little too contrived. I wish Father Tim was my pastor though!
A nice and interesting perspective to go back to Fr. Tim's hometown.
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