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After a five‑year retirement from Lord’s Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh comes home to Mitford with his wife Cynthia. The quiet town, where he once felt at ease, now demands more from him: he must decide whether to resume his pastoral duties and help a community that is evolving around him. Joined by his adopted children Dooley and Sammy, caring neighbors—including the newborn‑pregnant Hope Murphy and owner of the local Happy Endings bookstore, and the soon‑to‑open Feel Good Café—Father Tim faces the everyday joys and trials of small‑town life, while his friends, family, and the community’s vote-makers once again turn to him for guidance. Karon’s familiar humor and warmth depict a town that simply cannot do without its faithful, clumsy, charming characters.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Christian Fiction/Contemporary Christian Fiction
Authors: Jan Karon
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