At Home in Mitford
First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Jan Karon |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Donna Kae Nelson |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Mitford Years |
| Publisher | Doubleday (US) Lion Books (UK) |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 818 pp |
| ISBN | 1-56865-347-6 |
| OCLC | 37584790 |
| Followed by | A Light in the Window |
At Home in Mitford is a novel written by American author Jan Karon. It is book one of The Mitford Years series. The first edition (ISBN 1-56865-347-6) was published in hardcover format by Doubleday in 1994. Penguin Books published the paperback edition in 1996 (ISBN 0-140-25448-X).
List of characters
- Father Tim Kavanagh: Anglican Rector of St. John's and the protagonist
- Cynthia Coppersmith: Author/illustrator of children's book, Father Tim's neighbor and romance interest
- Miss Sadie Baxter: Elderly, irrascible millionaire
- Barnabas: Father Tim's hulking dog, pacified by any bible verse
- Dooley Barlowe: a teen boy with an exceptional singing voice from the homeless community at Little Mitford Creek, abandoned by his mother Pauline and taken in by Father Tim
- Hoppy Harper: The town's medical doctor
- Miss Rose Watson: A schizophrenic woman who wears her deceased brother's military uniform to direct traffic in town
- Uncle Billy: Miss Rose's husband
- Emma Garrett: Tim's holier-than-thou part-time secretary
- Marge and Hal Owen: Father Tim's first friends in Mitford; great cooks and gardeners
- Olivia Davenport: A beautiful woman who moves to town for a heart transplant and later becomes Hoppy's wife.
- Percy Moseley: Owner of the only restaurant in town, a typical American greasy-spoon diner
- Velma Moseley: Percy's wife, cook, and waitress
- Mule Skinner: One of the regulars with Father Tim at Percy's Grill, a realtor, married to hairdresser Fancy.
Adaptations
The novel was adapted into a 2017 television film airing on the Hallmark Channel.[1]
Focus on the Family Radio Theatre produced an audio drama of At Home in Mitford in 2003.[2]
References
- ^ "At Home In Mitford". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "The Focus Store". July 31, 2024.
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