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A Common Life - Jan Karon
Apr. 10th, 2007 09:13Title: A Common Life
Author: Jan Karon
Genre: Christian fiction
Rating: 7/10
# pages: 186 pages
Date read: April, 2007
Summary: This installment of the Mitford series focuses on a key event in the life of Father Tim Kavanaugh--his marriage. The book begins with Father Tim's proposal to next-door-neighbor Cynthia and ends with their honeymoon at the bishop's summer cottage in Maine. In between, Mitford's various residents prepare for the big day, each in his or her own way. Dooley, the troubled boy that Father Tim has taken under his wing, isn't quite sure how he will like having Cynthia as part of the family. Hessie Mayhew, Mitford Muse reporter and expert flower-arranger, plans an all-out floral assault on the church. Miss Sadie Baxter and her friend Louella ponder what to wear. The bishop delivers his standard premarital counseling session, even though the bride and groom are well into middle age. And the anticipation surrounding the nuptials causes many of our Mitford friends to reminisce about times in their own lives when they first discovered love. Fans will feel right at home with Karon's gentle humor and her characters' faith-based approach to life. Frothier than the other books in the series, this one goes down as easy as a slice of Esther Bolick's famous three-layer orange marmalade cake. (From amazon.com)
Review: To be honest, I don't think I would have given this book as high a rating if it hadn't been a wedding story and a Mitford book. It was short - more a novella than a novel - but since I already knew all the characters, it didn't really matter. Also, I'm a sucker for romance. Always have been, probably always will be :-) It was a sweet story, but not really much more than that.
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Author: Jan Karon
Genre: Christian fiction
Rating: 7/10
# pages: 186 pages
Date read: April, 2007
Summary: This installment of the Mitford series focuses on a key event in the life of Father Tim Kavanaugh--his marriage. The book begins with Father Tim's proposal to next-door-neighbor Cynthia and ends with their honeymoon at the bishop's summer cottage in Maine. In between, Mitford's various residents prepare for the big day, each in his or her own way. Dooley, the troubled boy that Father Tim has taken under his wing, isn't quite sure how he will like having Cynthia as part of the family. Hessie Mayhew, Mitford Muse reporter and expert flower-arranger, plans an all-out floral assault on the church. Miss Sadie Baxter and her friend Louella ponder what to wear. The bishop delivers his standard premarital counseling session, even though the bride and groom are well into middle age. And the anticipation surrounding the nuptials causes many of our Mitford friends to reminisce about times in their own lives when they first discovered love. Fans will feel right at home with Karon's gentle humor and her characters' faith-based approach to life. Frothier than the other books in the series, this one goes down as easy as a slice of Esther Bolick's famous three-layer orange marmalade cake. (From amazon.com)
Review: To be honest, I don't think I would have given this book as high a rating if it hadn't been a wedding story and a Mitford book. It was short - more a novella than a novel - but since I already knew all the characters, it didn't really matter. Also, I'm a sucker for romance. Always have been, probably always will be :-) It was a sweet story, but not really much more than that.
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