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G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pages
450
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Fiction. Literature. HTML:A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 New York Times-bestselling author Jan Karon returns with the fourteenth novel in the beloved Mitford series, featuring three generations of Kavanaghs. Wounds heal, bonds grow stronger, and celebrations continue...Welcome back to beloved Mitford. After twelve years of wrestling with the conflicts of retirement, Father Tim Kavanagh realizes he doesn't need a steady job to prove himself. Then he's given one. As for what it proves, heaven only knows. Millions of Karon fans will be thrilled that it's life as usual in the wildly popular Mitford series: A beloved town character lands a front-page obituary, but who was it, exactly, who died? And what about the former mayor, born the year Lindbergh landed in Paris, who's still running for office? All this, of course, is but a feather on the wind compared to Muse editor J.C. Hogan's desperate attempts to find a cure for his marital woes. Will it be high-def TV or his pork-chop marinade? In fiction, as in real life, there are no guarantees. Twenty minutes from Mitford at Meadowgate Farm, newlyweds Dooley and Lace Kavanagh face a crisis that devastates their bank account and impacts their family vet practice. But there is still a lot to celebrate, as their adopted son, Jack, looks forward to the most important day of his life�??with great cooking, country music, and lots of people who love him. Happily, it will also be a day when the terrible wound in Dooley's biological family begins to heal because of a game�??let's just call it a miracle�??that breaks all the rules. In To Be Where You Are, Jan Karon weaves together the richly comic and compelling lives of two Kavanagh families, and a cast of characters that readers around the world now love like kin.… (more)
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Collection
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English
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450 p.; 9.3 inches
ISBN
9780399183737
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LibraryThing member Kris_Anderson
To Be Where You Are by Jan Karon is the fourteenth A Mitford Novel. Father Tim is surprised when he receives a call that Esther Bolick has passed away. He is asked to return to Lord’s Chapel to give her eulogy. Dooley and Lacy Kavanagh have an unexpected expense when the pipes burst at Kavanagh
Let me start by saying I have been a fan of the Mitford series since the beginning. But I have noticed a difference in Jan Karon’s writing style in the last two books. To Be Where You Are is my least favorite book in this series. It was all over the places. I wish Ms. Karon had kept the focus of the story on Father Tim, Cynthia, Dooley, and Lacy. Every other chapter was on a different character. You would just settle in to one person’s story and it would change to someone else. You then have to figure out which character it has jumped to and remember what happened to them five or so chapters ago. You just start to figure it out, then it’s a new chapter and you have to start all over again. It lacked the flow that was present in the earlier books in the series. It was just about impossible to keep track of all the various characters and what was happening to each of them. I do not recommend reading this book as a standalone. You need to read the books in order. My rating for To Be Where You Are is 3 out of 5 stars (it was okay). This story failed to capture and hold my attention.
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Animal Wellness Clinic. Lacy has an opportunity to earn the money needed, but it would mean going away for a couple of months. Would it hinder the completion of Jack Tyler’s adoption? Life is always busy and full in Mitford. Come along for a visit and catch up with all your favorite characters.Let me start by saying I have been a fan of the Mitford series since the beginning. But I have noticed a difference in Jan Karon’s writing style in the last two books. To Be Where You Are is my least favorite book in this series. It was all over the places. I wish Ms. Karon had kept the focus of the story on Father Tim, Cynthia, Dooley, and Lacy. Every other chapter was on a different character. You would just settle in to one person’s story and it would change to someone else. You then have to figure out which character it has jumped to and remember what happened to them five or so chapters ago. You just start to figure it out, then it’s a new chapter and you have to start all over again. It lacked the flow that was present in the earlier books in the series. It was just about impossible to keep track of all the various characters and what was happening to each of them. I do not recommend reading this book as a standalone. You need to read the books in order. My rating for To Be Where You Are is 3 out of 5 stars (it was okay). This story failed to capture and hold my attention.
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LibraryThing member sj1335
This was my first trip to the town Mitford and I was totally captivated. What a wonderful series and I'm so upset with myself for not reading them before. Better late than never, right? Father Tim Kavanagh is dealing with his retirement and his new health regime which is quite humorous. He's trying
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you have to give him that, even if his smoothies are a bit chunky! I didn't find myself lost at all as I read through this series with all its loveable characters. It was quite easy to follow them through this holiday read. It starts about the time when the town is getting ready for the invasion of the leaf peepers and ends after Christmas, so I would consider it a great holiday read. This novel covers a lot of the trials of Dooley and Lace Kavanagh's Vet practice. It's like everything that can go wrong does go wrong but with the couple's faith and friend's they make the best of it. This is such a feel-good series that I hated it to end. I will be waiting for the next novel in this series, that's for sure. I would like to thank the publisher and First-to-Read for a copy of this e-galley in exchange for my honest review. Show Less
LibraryThing member foggidawn
The fourteenth entry in the long-running Mitford series. Mitford is as charming as ever, but increasingly alienated from the real world. I could nitpick several little details, but the overall experience is still unmitigated enjoyment. On one hand, I wouldn't mind reading as many books as Karon
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wants to write, but on the other hand, I'd like her to end the series before she has to kill off any more of the aging original characters. I'd recommend this for anyone who has enjoyed the series thus far; I actually enjoyed it slightly more than the last couple books, though not quite as much as the first four or five. Show Less
LibraryThing member SABC
The 14th book in this magnificent series still has Father Tim at the helm and familiar characters, some who die and others come and go. Enjoy, as once again Mitford changes, character by character, family by family.....
LibraryThing member olegalCA
Jan Karon better not stop here! Need more!
LibraryThing member SheilaDeeth
Readers of Jan Karon’s Mitford novels will be at home again here, happy to be where they are in a new tale of familiar times, people and places. Characters age convincingly—pleasing for readers who also watch the passing years. Difficult situations grow toward natural and pleasing conclusions.
The challenges in this novel feel very real, from a young mother offered an assignment that might keep her away from home, to an old man wondering if life still has any meaning. A changing world affects people differently, but what stays the same is found “where you are,” among good people who just might help, even if you try not to let them. Where you are, living in the present, in the place, is surely a good place to be. And what seems impossible just might be made easy from a different point of view.
I love this series, and I love sharing it with my mother. We both look forward to more.
Disclosure: My mum got it for Christmas
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Help is offered for those in need, sometimes from unexpected places. And enjoyable insights reveal the paths of lives not yet fully explored.The challenges in this novel feel very real, from a young mother offered an assignment that might keep her away from home, to an old man wondering if life still has any meaning. A changing world affects people differently, but what stays the same is found “where you are,” among good people who just might help, even if you try not to let them. Where you are, living in the present, in the place, is surely a good place to be. And what seems impossible just might be made easy from a different point of view.
I love this series, and I love sharing it with my mother. We both look forward to more.
Disclosure: My mum got it for Christmas
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LibraryThing member andsoitgoes
I've been enjoying this series for many years but have found the last two books unsatisfying. I feeling like it is written at a manic pace where in the past I felt like I was taking a stroll with the characters I know feel like I'm running a marathon! That being said, I did enjoy visiting Mitford
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LibraryThing member SarahGraceGrzy
Wow. Beautiful. I honestly don't know how to write a proper review for this book, so I don't think I will.
Jan Karon's Mitford series as been the most influential piece of fiction on my life, both spiritual and otherwise. Period. I just have not words to describe the beauty, heartache, and raw
I'm not sure if this will be the last Mitford book, but I almost wouldn't mind if it was. As much as a would LOVEEEE more of these amazing characters, this book ended in a way that I would be fine with it being the end of the series. I don't know. I will be thrilled if there is another one in the works, but I won't be crushed if there isn't.
I cannot recommend these books enough! Please, do yourselves a favor and find a copy! You won't regret it.
Jan Karon's Mitford series as been the most influential piece of fiction on my life, both spiritual and otherwise. Period. I just have not words to describe the beauty, heartache, and raw
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emotion that fills this book. I cried numerous times, especially at a plot twist towards the end. Just wow. I'm not sure if this will be the last Mitford book, but I almost wouldn't mind if it was. As much as a would LOVEEEE more of these amazing characters, this book ended in a way that I would be fine with it being the end of the series. I don't know. I will be thrilled if there is another one in the works, but I won't be crushed if there isn't.
I cannot recommend these books enough! Please, do yourselves a favor and find a copy! You won't regret it.
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LibraryThing member tjsjohanna
There are a lot of familiar faces in this novel - nods to past stories Ms. Karon has told - but the main story revolves around Dooley and Lace and their new life together. There is progress in the ongoing narrative of healing for Dooley's biological family as well as his newly minted marriage. A
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LibraryThing member judyg54
A great series and a wonderful ending to this series. As the back cover states so well, "After twelve years of wrestling with the conflicts of retirement, Father Tim Kavanagh realizes he doesn't need a steady job to prove himself." He finds himself once again helping out the folks in Mitford, which
It has been a real joy and delight to read all 14 books in this Mitford series. The town and the characters have come alive, and the people will stay with me for awhile. Glad I got to visit this place through the eyes of the author, Jan Karon.
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keeps him very busy. You also get to learn more about Dooley and Lace and how their newly wedded bliss just keeps on getting better, despite setbacks and more crisis in their lives. Their adopted son Jack brings everyone together to celebrate his official new name of Kavanagh. And a lot of other stories all blended together so well in this one final story.It has been a real joy and delight to read all 14 books in this Mitford series. The town and the characters have come alive, and the people will stay with me for awhile. Glad I got to visit this place through the eyes of the author, Jan Karon.
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LibraryThing member BoundTogetherForGood
This was my first time to read the final Mitford book. I am so happy that I hadn't read it yet and that it could be a special thing to end my rereading of the entire series this year. I love the way it ended.
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