| Home to Holly Springs Contributor(s): Karon, Jan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143114395 ISBN-13: 9780143114390 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: "Readers" of the nine bestselling Mitford novels have been captivated by Jan Karonas agift for illuminating the struggles that creep into everyday livesaalong with a vividly imagined worlda ("People"). Millions have relished the story of the bookish and big-hearted Episcopal priest and the fullness of his seemingly ordinary life. Now, in the first novels of a new series, Jan Karon enchants us with the story of the newly retired priestas spur-of-the-moment adventure. For the first time in decades, Father Tim returns to his birthplace, Holly Springs, Mississippi, in response to a mysterious, unsigned note saying simply: a"Come home,"a A story of long-buried secrets, forgiveness, and the wonder of discovering new people, places, and depth of feeling, "Home to Holly Springs" will enthrall new readers and longtime fans alike. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Christian - General - Fiction | Small Town & Rural - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Mitford Novel |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.1" W x 7.76" (0.55 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline - Theometrics - Evangelical |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 121412 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Join Father Tim on a profoundly personal journey back to his childhood home in this charming novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon's Mitford series. Thirty-eight years have passed since Father Tim Kavanagh left his Mississippi hometown, determined not to return. Then he receives a handwritten note postmarked Holly Springs. Cryptic and unsigned, it says only Come home. These two words compel him to make the most challenging journey of his life. Traveling to his boyhood home doesn't merely take Father Tim across hundreds of miles. Thanks to a thousand sights and smells, he also travels back through memories--some fond and some he's tried for nearly forty years to forget, from his quick-to-anger father and his lovingly tender mother to the picturesque small town he'd tried desperately to leave behind. And once Father Tim discovers who was behind the mysterious note, a truth is revealed that will change his life--forever. |