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    Light from Heaven
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    Light from Heaven
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    Light from Heaven

    Written by Jan Karon

    Narrated by John McDonough

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    About this audiobook

    All good things-even laughter and orange marmalade cake-must come to an end.

    And in Light from Heaven, the long-anticipated final volume in the phenomenally successful Mitford Years series, Karon deftly ties up all the loose ends of Father Timothy Kavanagh's deeply affecting life.

    On a century-old valley farm where Father Tim and Cynthia are housesitting, there's plenty to say grace over, from the havoc of a windstorm to a surprising new addition to the household and a mystery in the chicken house.

    It's life on the mountaintop, however, that promises to give Father Tim the definitive challenge of his long priesthood. Can he step up to the plate and revive a remote, long-empty mountain church, asap? Or has he been called to accomplish the impossible? Fortunately, he's been given an angel-in the flesh, of course.

    Light from Heaven is filled with characters old and new and with answers to all the questions that Karon fans have asked since the series began nearly a decade ago. To put it simply -- it's her best. And we believe millions will agree.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateNov 3, 2005
    ISBN9780786555482
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    • 4/5
      V good. I liked that some imperfection entered itself into Fr Tim's life and let people come to HIS aid for a change. A real page turner that I didn't want to end.
    • 4/5
      The Mitford years wrap up in book 9, and Fr. Tim is just as lovable as ever. I think the story has gotten a little strained in the search for Dooley's siblings, and it's getting a bit tired. But the continuing picture of Mitford and its sometimes eccentric inhabitants is still a draw. I think Karon has a gone a little heavy handed on the preachiness, though.
    • 3/5
      The last book in the 9-book Mitford series. Father Tim and Cynthia are spending the year at Meadowgate Farm. He's also taken on being Vicar of Holy Trinity - a mountain church that's been closed for 40 years. And, they've taken Sammy Barlow in. Only Kenny is still missing.I listened to the audio book, narrated by John McDonough. He does a fine job.
    • 2/5
      Less filler. Author just used song and quotes to flesh it out. Got tedious. Thought she was being lazy.
    • 4/5
      This final book in the Mitford series ties so many plot twists predictably neatly.Very unwelcome were the frequent squirrel murders and no reaction or comment on a Confederate flag.Does Jan Karon approve senseless hunting? and a return to The evils of the Confederacy?Agnes and Clarence were the best surprise additions to the lovely developing new Churchand its eclectic parishioners!Just happy that Barnabus and Louella survived!
    • 4/5
      As the last installment in Karon’s Mitford series – readers can continue to follow Father Timothy in Karon’s Father Tim series – this one seemed to come across a bit flat. Mitford and its wonderful town folk take a back seat as Father Tim and Cynthia have moved out to Meadowgate Farm for a year and Father Tim comes out of retirement to revive an old unused missionary church, Holy Trinity. Yes, there is a new cast of vivid characters to meet and fall in love with, but I found the story seemed to peter out instead providing a more satisfying plot resolution, almost as though Karon was rushing to meet a publishing deadline and didn’t have the time to wrap the story up properly.I will miss my visits to Mitford but at least I can look forward to more stories with Father Timothy.
    • 1/5
      Last in the series of Mitford novels, and it shows. Karon started off with the same tone and pace that she normally does, but partway through the book seems to realize that she has to wrap up a lot of story lines and does so in a way that doesn’t seem believable or satisfying. Father Tim is house sitting at his friend’s farm and is given a mountain church to re-open after many of years of neglect. Many familiar characters make an appearance, but Karon has too many story lines going and doesn’t do justice to any of them. If you like this series, then this book is worth checking out, but if you haven’t read the others, don’t bother.

      I started to read this again in 2010 and just couldn't finish it. The book is too insipid and Karon has lost her touch with characters. She is focusing more on the religious side of the writing and the story has become secondary.
    • 5/5
      My last re-read in Mitford (for awhile) and it was lovely. I so enjoyed watching Father Tim get a country church up and running, and I enjoyed the ways in which God's miracles and grace showed themselves in the lives of those who believed and even those who didn't. This was a lovely conclusion to the Mitford years, and I'm grateful that Ms. Karon doesn't leave us hanging but continues telling us stories of Father Tim.
    • 4/5
      Ninth book in the Father Tim Kavanaugh of Mitford, NC series.Karon wraps it all up in this last book in the Mitford series. Father Tim and Cynthia finalize their plans for retirement, the multiple ongoing story threads are resolved, Dooley and Lace mature, mysteries are brought to light, Father Tim’s old nemesis reappears in a surprising way, and the book ends in an satisfying if improbable way. Life moves on.What I find remarkable about this series is what appears to be Karon's attitude toward Mitford and its people. No such town has ever existed, and she is not recommending that we search for it. But what seems to me is that instead--and it is the real power behind this series--she is presenting what could be, a role model for living, so to speak. And that is its charm. The old, seductive “If we just (you fill in the blanks), life would be so much better.” Her fill-in-the-blanks is a model of Christian living, an ideal to strive for with all our human failings.One does not have to buy into this particular model to appreciate the fine writing, the charm of the characters, the cherishing of everyday living and dying, and the sincerity that permeates the books. There is nothing banal about this series. It is a point of view that is very well presented in an entertaining fashion. Can’t ask for much more than that.Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      This is the final book in the 'Mitford' series by Jan Karon. I was led to believe that Father Tim was going to die in this book and, therefore, put off reading it for nearly three years even though it sat in my to-be-read pile the entire time. I even took it to England with me, planning to read it as soon as we settled there. Well, I am happy to say that Father Tim did not die in the book although the series seemed to find a logical, albeit less exciting or dramatic end. Mitford remained a comfortable, cozy place even though it is a far cry from our life near Chicago in the noughties.  
    • 3/5
      This is reportedly the last in the popular Mitford series which have delighted fans for some years now. But as always when the action is moved even slightly away from Mitford and a new cast of characters introduced, the book loses some of its appeal for it is the town itself as well as Father Tim and Cynthia that give such pleasure. Nevertheless, we get glimpses of Mitford and the developing dramas in the lives of its citizens. Of greatest interest to the aficionados of Mitford is the conclusion of the long running heartache of the gathering of Dooley's brothers and sisters who many years ago at a young age were scattered by their dysfunctional parents. Jan Karon is a master story-teller who is able to draw us into Mitford and its characters to such an extent that we long to find this fictional town and enter into its life.
    • 4/5
      I couldn't wait to read this final book in the Mitford Series. I waited with anticipation to read how Dooley was going to handle being a millionaire, and true to form, Jan Karon wrote his story with grace and generosity.I'll miss this group of lovely people, who, after listening to the entire series, have become my family of sorts.
    • 5/5
      This isn't my edition, I have the hardcover, regular print, but the change book cover option doesn't seem to be working.The last of the Mitford Series...parting is such sweet sorrow. As usual, this book was uplifting, heartening and amusing. It has such a gentle way of instruction. Talk about taking your medicine with honey! Don't judge, don't loose faith or hope. It's never too late. Wonderful books all.