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Light from Heaven (The Mitford Years, Book 9) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jan Karon
Publisher: Viking Adult
Category: Book
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Rating:  110 reviews
Sales Rank: 69782
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Large Print Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.5
ISBN: 0670034533
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780739458938
ASIN: 0670034533
Publication Date: November 8, 2005
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Product Description
All good thingseven laughter and orange marmalade cakemust 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 Kavanaghs deeply affecting life. On a century-old valley farm where Father Tim and Cynthia are housesitting, theres 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. Its 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, hes been given an angelin 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 simplyits her best. And we believe millions will agree.
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 Like Eating an Entire Box of Chocolates January 4, 2009
...too much of a good thing. As much as I loved each of the Mitford books, and as much as I wanted to love this one, I just couldn't. I think maybe Jan Karon overreached. Instead of sticking to Mitford as one might expect in the series closer, Father Tim and Cynthia go off to a new/old church that happens to be just close enough to Mitford for the old characters we've grown so familiar with to pop up regularly. She introduced a score of new characters to go with the new church, and it all became too much to keep straight and, quite frankly, too much to swallow. Too many country-isms, too many perfect endings, too many...you name it. It was just overstuffed. And for all that, there were too many things left unfinished! What happened to Miss Rose, for instance? Did Father Tim and Cynthia make it to Ireland? Did Dooley and Lace marry?
I would much rather have ended in Mitford.
 Jan Karon October 2, 2008
Book 9 in the series concerning Mitford,Father Tim and Cynthia and all the flock that God has called him to serve Light from Heaven (The Mitford Years, Book 9)was a fantastic read. I have read everyone in the series and truly enjoyed each and every one of them. Since I am a clergyman in my pre-retirement years I shared a natural affinity with all the stories. Recommend the series to anyone who truly enjoys some light, wonderful reading.
Light from Heaven September 14, 2008
Excellent.....waiting for next book in the series.
Read all the Mitford Series
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 Great book, I guess August 25, 2008
I've read most of this series & feel that thankfully, it's over ! I never got into the characters & the final book awaits my attention....have given it as a gift to persons who truly enjoyed....for myself, give me a mystery like Joanna Brady & J P Beaumont from J.A. Jance and Murder, She Wrote from Donald Bain & don't forget Stephanie Plum from Janet Evanovitch.I think what I'm saying is that this series was definitely for the persons to whom I gifted. Jan Karon kept their interest & they eagerly looked forward to the next book. On their behalf, thank you for an excellent series.
These books are not required reading! June 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
As have many of the reviewers here, I've read all of Jan Karon's books. I find them to be comforting, soothing, safe cozy books to read. Sometimes, when life is truly stressful and anxious, that is exactly what I want. I draw a hot bath and read about a kind gentle world where nothing bad ever happens without a solution. People die when they're old, people give up their addictions, people love each other.
So I am pretty mystified by readers who gave these books one star and commented that it was a relief to put these last books down. No one is forcing anyone to read these books! There won't be a test in the morning.
I am not episcopalian, I am in fact an atheist. That doesn't mean I don't enjoy the comfort of these books. If you are so narrow that you buy these books and expect them to be something completely contrary to what they claim to be, what they are designed to be, then whose fault is that? Certainly not Jan Karon's, who it seems to me has been extraordinarily creative and successful at creating this little fantasy world for quiet comforting retreats.
I can't even believe that reviewers here complain for a lack of realism! You are reading these books for realism? You are upset that a book about an episcopal priest has too much prayer in it? You believe that solutions to these problems are too facile? Come on! That is what these books are supposed to be! When I read a Jan karon book, I am hoping for the same kind of escapism that I get from reading a PG Wodehouse book. It has nothing to do with reality. It has everything to do with jsut enjoying the read.
I'd recommend this one highly. I didn't think this last installment was disappointing. I also don't think it will be the last Mitford book. It will probably be the last Father Tim Mitford book, but I suspect that Hope Winchester and her new husband will take the reins. It would allow Jan Karon to write as a woman, and as a woman who spends alot of time in bookstores!
I personally am looking forward to it!
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