A Light in the Window (The Mitford Years, Book 2)
by Jan Karon
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Author: Jan KaronEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-02-01
ISBN: 0140254544
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Penguin Group, Inc
Book Reviews of A Light in the Window (The Mitford Years, Book 2)
Book Review: Fantastic, but not as outstanding as the first one...
Summary: 5 Stars
Title: A Light in the Window
Author: Jan Karon
Paperback: 414 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0-14-025454-4
February 1996, $14.95
Genre: Fiction/Christian
After a summer in Ireland, Father Tim is back in Mitford no more than a day before he is thrust onto the small town fast track to adventure once again. A wealthy widow attempts to seduce him with gourmet cooking; the new job superintendent for the Hope House construction project nearly runs him over in a pick up truck; his attractive neighbor takes off for New York City to write a new book, and his Irish Cousin Meg comes to stay at the rectory quite uninvited.
With divine help, Father Tim must step out of his comfort zone to navigate the stormy waters of life in a small mountain village.
When I read the first book in the Mitford series, At Home in Mitford, I was thoroughly captivated by the cast of small town characters who came to life on every page. This second installment of Father Tim's saga introduces a new set of dynamic characters who readers will quickly grow to love. One of my favorite new characters is Buck Leeper, the rough and tumble, foul-mouthed, hard-drinking Hope House job superintendent whose rough exterior conceals a tragic past. Another favorite is Cousin Meg, the eccentric author who wears owl-eyed glasses and a trench coat and has a metabolism to match her appetite.
Unlike the first Mitford Book, A Light in the Window is primarily a love story of somewhat epic proportions. (I will note that there are three weddings in this book.) Following the romance of Father Tim and his neighbor, Cynthia Coppersmith, which was kindled in book one, an entire chapter is devoted to the correspondence that flies between the two while Cynthia is in New York.
Overall, I think the narrative is not quite as well written as in the first book; however, this is more than made up for by the thorough development of old characters and introduction of new ones.
Part of: The Mitford Series
At Home in Mitford (Book One)
A Light in the Window (Book Two)
These High, Green Hills (Book Three)
Out to Canaan (Book Four)
A New Song (Book Five)
A Common Life (Book Six)
In This Mountain (Book Seven)
Shepherds Abiding (Book Eight)
Light from Heaven (Book Nine)
Summary of A Light in the Window (The Mitford Years, Book 2)
His attractive neighbor is tugging at his heartstrings. A wealthy widow is pursuing him with hot casseroles. And his red-haired Cousin Meg has moved into the rectory, uninvited. As you can see, Mitford's rector and lifelong bachelor, Father Tim, is in need of divine intervention. In this beautifully crafted second novel in the Mitford series, Jan Karon delivers a love story that's both heartwarming and hilarious. Only time will tell if the village parson can practice what he preaches. Like At Home in Mitford, the first novel in the series, this book is filled with the miracles and mysteries of everyday life. And the affirmation of what some of us already know: Life in a small town is rarely quiet. And absolutely never boring.
A Light in the Window is the second installment in this enormously popular series about a small-town rector, Father Tim, and the heartwarming cast of characters surrounding him. This time Father Tim, a lifelong bachelor, finds his heart distracted by his free-spirited neighbor Cynthia, but his stomach and the rectory cash box are distracted by Edith, a wealthy widow who is wooing the rector with love potion casseroles. At every turn, including when a brooding Irish cousin decides to move in, Father Tim must decide whether he will practice what he preaches.
Fans of the series say they long to buy real estate in Mitford, just so they can live next door to these funny and endearing characters and feel the embrace of such a loving community. But what author Jan Karon probably knows, and many readers are starting to figure out, is that the integrity and solid Christian values that these characters possess can be found in just about every neighborhood, and with inspiration like this book, anyone can build their own Mitford community. --Gail Hudson
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