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To Be Where You Are
To Be Where You Are | Jan Karon
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon returns with the fourteenth novel in the beloved Mitford series, featuring three generations of Kavanaghs. After twelve years of wrestling with the conflicts of retirement, Father Tim Kavanagh realizes he doesn't need a steady job to prove himself. Then he's given one. As for what it proves, heaven only knows. Millions of Karon fans will be thrilled that its life as usual in the wildly popular Mitford series: A beloved town character lands a front-page obituary, but who was it, exactly, who died? And what about the former mayor, born the year Lindbergh landed in Paris, whos still running for office? All this, of course, is but a feather on the wind compared to Muse editor J.C. Hogans desperate attempts to find a cure for his marital woes. Will it be high-def TV or his pork chop marinade? In fiction, as in real life, there are no guarantees. Twenty minutes from Mitford at Meadowgate Farm, newlyweds Dooley and Lace Kavanagh face a crisis that devastates their bank account and impacts their family vet practice. But there is still a lot to celebrate, as their adopted son, Jack, looks forward to the most important day of his lifewith great cooking, country music, and lots of people who love him. Happily, it will also be a day when the terrible wound in Dooleys biological family begins to heal because of a gamelets just call it a miraclethat breaks all the rules. In To Be Where You Are, Jan Karon weaves together the richly comic and compelling lives of two Kavanagh families, and a cast of characters that readers around the world now love like kin.
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Eggs
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Another journey with the Kavanaghs and extended family: outside of Mitford, Fr Kavanagh‘s adopted son Dooley begins his career and personal life at Meadowgate Farm and veterinary clinic.

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AmyG How are you doing? Been thinking of you with all going on on Texas. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3y
Eggs @AmyG thanks for asking ❣️ Monday and Tuesday were the worst-no power or water. Tues afternoon went to my daughter‘s home where there was heat but no internet. Back home yesterday🥳 3y
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AmyG Happy to hear all is well. 👏🏻 3y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
EadieB I've been thinking about you and the conditions in Texas. Glad to hear things are starting to get better. Glad to hear your daughter had heat and you spent some time there. 3y
Eggs @AmyG @Andrew65 @Eadie I stayed in bed under blankets, reading 😺📚 (edited) 3y
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EastWind76
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Mitford books are like chicken-fried steak and mashed potatoes: comfort food. 😁

Christinak Years ago my mother in law gave me the Mitford cookbook - I finally made Esther‘s orange marmalade cake for Easter. It was divine! 5y
EastWind76 @Christinak it sounds so good! I would love to try it, but not sure I want to actually make it! 😂 5y
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SheReadsAndWrites
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One of my bookstore purchases from yesterday...❤️🤓 I love her books. #bookstorebooty

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Pam.Kokomo
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Jan Karon‘s writing is comfort food for me. The Mitford books are gentle and wise and always make me want to be more attentive and intentionally loving to those around me. They make me long for small-town life and the mountains.

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I started reading this series many years ago and I believe this last book has been my favorite! The last two I have listened to on Audible, which was a very good experience. Sometimes ‘hearing‘ a book makes all the difference in the world. Father Tim and the small town of Mitford seem like family to me now. Jan Karon draws you in and latches on with this series.

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KimberlyFish
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5 Stars. Enjoyed every moment spent within the pages of this book. Mitford is my happy place

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Bookquilter
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#riotgrams #shelfie Cannot believe it is October already...

stargazerblue49 Right?! Where did the rest of this year go??? 7y
SilversReviews Crazy how the time flies, and now October is almost over. 7y
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Bookquilter
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It was like it was meant to be....#Sundayreading

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Bookwormjillk
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Every sarcastic bone in my body wants to snark about these books where all problems are solved by getting a dog or joining the Episcopal Church. I can't though. The people and the calm way they go about life is just so soothing to my soul. I'll keep reading these as long as they keep getting written.

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 7! Just released. The 14th installment in the Mitford series. Father Tim Kavanagh wrestles with retirement and is given a steady job. Meanwhile, newlyweds Dooley and Lace face a crisis that drains their bank account. Marital wow fixes are suggested, another wedding occurs, and 4-year-old Jack Tyler will experience the biggest day of his life. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

TNbookworm ❤the Mitford books! 7y
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PutnamKatie
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Spent a lovely evening at New Dominion Bookshop with Jan Karon!

Rachbb3 Nice! 7y
Cathythoughts Lovely pic 👍 7y
TNbookworm 💝💝 7y
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PutnamKatie
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Any Mitford fans out there?! Come meet Jan (and me! 😉) in Asheville in October!

TNbookworm I love the Mitford books so much❤ 7y
alldinareads The Mitford series was one of my first book series..I was like 12!! ❤️ 7y
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