In the Company of Others
Oct 2010 · A Mitford Novel Book 11 · Penguin
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Follow Father Tim and Cynthia on their journey to research his Kavanagh ancestry in the Irish countryside in this novel in the beloved Mitford series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon.
Vacation—the very word has been foreign to Episcopal priest Tim Kavanagh. Now retired from tending his flock in the village of Mitford, he is making good on a promise to show his wife, Cynthia, the charming land of his Irish ancestors. But after arriving at a Lough Arrow fishing lodge in the midst of a torrential downpour, the charm disappears.
They find their holiday upended by an intruder, a treasured painting is stolen from the lodge, and a family conflict dating back nearly a century turns even more bitter. As three generations struggle to find deliverance from the crucifying power of secrets, Tim and Cynthia stumble upon a faded journal that might just explain the crime—and offer a chance at redemption.
Vacation—the very word has been foreign to Episcopal priest Tim Kavanagh. Now retired from tending his flock in the village of Mitford, he is making good on a promise to show his wife, Cynthia, the charming land of his Irish ancestors. But after arriving at a Lough Arrow fishing lodge in the midst of a torrential downpour, the charm disappears.
They find their holiday upended by an intruder, a treasured painting is stolen from the lodge, and a family conflict dating back nearly a century turns even more bitter. As three generations struggle to find deliverance from the crucifying power of secrets, Tim and Cynthia stumble upon a faded journal that might just explain the crime—and offer a chance at redemption.
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" 't isn't as if we were your own parish"."Wherever I am, he supplies a parish". "I don't understand that,you know". "I hardly understand it myself. But that's okay. Let it be" In this, the 11th book in Jan Karon's Mitford Years series; and the second Father Tim novel, Tim and Cynthia have finally made it to Ireland, fulfilling Tim's long made promise to show his wife the land of his roots. A series of unfortunate events make it a true "staycation" as Cynthia reinjures her ankle. However, that doesn't stop the couple from traveling back in time as the shared reading of a centuries old journal gives them pause into the serendipitous nature of the mind of the writer. We are given glimpses of what's going on "back home" as Dooley and Lace get more serious, and Tim's half brother continues his recovery. However, the focus this time is on how G-d uses us to change what we can and give us the wisdom to know when we can't. Highly recommended 5/5
About the author
Jan Karon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fifteen novels in the Mitford series, featuring Episcopal priest Father Tim Kavanagh. She has authored twelve other books, including Jan Karon’s Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader, and several titles for children. Jan lives in Virginia near the World Heritage site of Jefferson’s Monticello. The Mitford series was inspired by Jan's life in Western North Carolina, where her Mitford Museum now celebrates the world of Mitford and its stories. To reach out to Jan Karon and to learn more about the Mitford Museum, visit www.themitfordmuseum.org.
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