At Home in Mitford: The Mitford Years, Book 1

Much more than a gentle love story, this is a homespun tale about a town of endearing characters-- including a mysterious jewel thief--who are as quirky and popular as those of Mayberry, R.F.D.--Gail Hudson. The rector's forthright secretary, Emma Garret, worries about her employer, as she sees past his Christian cheerfulness into his aching loneliness. Father Tim, a cherished small-town rector, is the steadfast soldier in this beloved slice of life story set in an American village where the grass is still green, the pickets are still white, and the air still smells sweet. First with a gangly stray dog, later with a seemingly stray boy, and finally with the realization that he is stumbling into love with his independent and Christian-wise next-door neighbor. Slowly but surely, the empty places in Father Tim's heart do get f

And readers get a rich provincial comedy in which mysteries and miracles abound.. Add an attractive neighbor who begins wearing a path through the hedge. Enter a dog the size of a sofa who moves in and won't go away. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable.Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. A story to return to again and againIt's easy to feel at home in Mitford. Now, stir in a lovable but unloved by, a mystifying jewel thief, and a secret that's sixty years old.Suddenly, Father Tim gets more than he bargained for

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