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A New Song (The Mitford Years, Book 5) [Paperback]

Jan Karon
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Book Description

April 1, 2000
In A New Song, Mitford's longtime Episcopal priest, Father Tim, retires. However, new challenges and adventures await when he agrees to serve as interim minister of a small church on Whitecap Island. He and his wife, Cynthia, soon find that Whitecap has its own unforgettable characters: a church organist with a mysterious past, a lovelorn bachelor placing personal ads, a mother battling paralyzing depression. They also find that Mitford is never far away when circumstances "back home" keep their phone ringing off the hook. In this fifth novel of the beloved series, fans old and new will discover that a trip to Mitford and Whitecap is twice as good for the soul.

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

As if being a priest in this day and age isn't difficult enough, try shepherding two parishes, located hundreds of miles apart, at the same time. A predicament of biblical proportions indeed, but one the indomitable Father Tim Kavanaugh and his cheerful wife, Cynthia, can handle, with a little help from the Lord--not to mention their friends--in Jan Karon's A New Song, the fifth installment in her much-loved Mitford series. When asked to act as interim minister for a tiny island parish in North Carolina's Outer Banks, the recently retired Father heeds the call, all the while trusting in a divine master plan: "He had prayed that God would send him wherever He pleased, and when his bishop presented the idea of Whitecap, he knew it wasn't his bishop's bright idea at all, but God's."

From the more routine duties of settling into a new church to dealing with a number of deeper domestic issues--including a single mother's spiral into depression and a reclusive next door neighbor in need of kindness--Father Tim's new parish presents a welcome challenge. All the while, of course, the folks back home keep him informed of goings-on in Mitford--the biggest being the recent arrest of Dooley Barlowe, a mountain boy whom Father Tim had taken into his home and heart five years earlier. As in past Mitford episodes, things have a way of working themselves out, but not before Father Tim and his accompanying cast learn a few more valuable lessons about life. Full of the homey atmosphere and heartwarming truths--not to mention the endearingly quirky characters--that are Karon's trademark, A New Song is a delightful celebration of the communal ties that bind. --Stefanie Hargreaves --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Publishers Weekly

In this fifth volume of Karon's popular series (Out to Canaan, etc.) set in the quaint North Carolina town of Mitford, where people chuckle and say "dadgummit," Father Timothy Kavanagh is leaving town for a post-retirement interim appointment at a small island parish off the coast of North Carolina. After what seems (even to the minister and his wife) to be an endless round of good-byes, he and his wife, Cynthia, set off in a brand-new red convertible. Stormy weather, which closes in on them as they near Whitecap Island, presages the many struggles to come. Once on the island, Fr. Tim tries to befriend a seemingly hostile and isolated neighbor while he and Cynthia take over the care of a three-year-old boy whose mother is suffering from depression. Back in Mitford, meanwhile, Dooley, the mountain boy who is like a son to Fr. Tim, is thrown into jail, and the quiet woman who seemed the perfect tenant for the rectory house surprises the minister with a lawsuit. Additionally, an unexpected storm moves in off the ocean with devastating force. Karon adds a dash of suspense to her homey brew with the increasingly suspicious behavior of Fr. Tim's tenant, whose story emerges in a compelling confession. Newcomers to the series may find they have much to catch up on, but readers making a return trip to the Kavanaghs' world will be happily swept up in the maelstrom of small-town and spiritual drama that characterizes the novel. Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club super release; Crossings Book Club main selection; Penguin audio; author tour.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Group, Inc (April 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140270590
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140270594
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (199 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,326 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jan Karon is the author of the bestselling series of nine Mitford novels featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford. Set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Karon's Mitford books include At Home in Mitford; A Light in the Window; These High, Green Hills; Out to Canaan; A New Song; A Common Life: The Wedding Story; In This Mountain; Shepherd's Abiding; and Light from Heaven. The Father Tim Novels include "Home to Holly Springs" and last fall's release of "In the Company of Others," set in County Sligo, Ireland. There are over 40 million Mitford and Father Tim novels, childrens books, and CDs in print.

Customer Reviews

Jan Karon is a marvelous story teller. toad  |  13 reviewers made a similar statement
Here you will meet a new set of characters, as Father Tim & Cynthia meet the community of Whitecap. Sandra Mitchell  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent story by Karon June 24, 1999
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
The Mitford books, and now a Whitecap book, have been a surprising and wonderful stroll through a different layer of life than most people experience -- or at least take note of. A New Song continues a great tradition. Everybody knew from the beginning who took the bronze statue, but it was a very moving chapter when it was resolved, even if one is a little dumbfounded that Fr. Tim didn't figure out who took it. My questions: So is it in bk 6 or 7 that Lace and Dooley make it to the altar? Will Dooley's birth father be there? Will Buck punch him out? Will Morris be the organist? Will Fr. Tim be there, or will he (or Cynthia) have gone home (could we stand the poignancy)? Thanks for the great and fresh spiritual writing, Jan Karon. And thanks even more to my own mother, for sharing this series with me.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Homesick for Mitford January 10, 2000
Format:Hardcover
Having always been a homebody, I identified right away with Father Tim & Cynthia when they left their precious Mitford to go to Whitecap. What an adventure they had. I enjoyed every sentence of this book. Are there really people like Father Tim and Cynthia in this world? How I wish I could be their friend and neighbor. I gleaned scriptural knowledge and human knowledge from all of Jan's Mitford books. The ending of"A New Song" has me baffled indeed. Who is the man in the pearly white shirt? Could it be an angel perhaps? I will sit and sleep restlessly waiting for Jan's next book.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars White Cap Island here I come February 20, 2000
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
This book was recommended by a friend and from the first page I was hooked. I moved right along with the rector and his wife and loved their new parish and missed their old one even though I hadn't met the folks in Mitford. I felt like I had been a part of their lives since the beginning. Ms. Karon draws you into the goings on and by the books end you want to know more about your friends.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoy this small town
I really enjoyed this series as I do like the books that carry on with the characters from book to book.
It is like living with them in their town. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Pat
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Jan Karon
Love Jan's Mitford and it's community of wonderful people. Can't get enough of this little town and the story lines.
Published 20 days ago by Bronte'
5.0 out of 5 stars New Song is a new feeling.
Experiencing life with Tim and Cynthia outside Mitford takes some getting used to it, but as always, they bring light and richness to life wherever they go. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Melodious4God
5.0 out of 5 stars A New Song by Jan Karon
I find everyone of the Mitford series books delightful & spiritually inspiring. Her characters are full-bodied ala Maeve Binchy. Read more
Published 1 month ago by SONJA
5.0 out of 5 stars A New Song (The Mitford Years)
This book felt like "coming home" to Mitford. I love the writing style, the characters, the little tid-bits of southern charm. Can't read these books fast enough! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Diane McDaniel
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful book
I am only 2/3 the way through this book, but as number five in a series and having read the first four, this is my favorite so far. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Teresa Oppie
4.0 out of 5 stars I like the b.ook, price cannot be matched
Great book. Love the series, have read them all. Wish she would write more. I like the topic, the people, and the way it all works out in the end.
Published 2 months ago by Gloria Barnhill
1.0 out of 5 stars Did not receive correct item
I ordered the used Audio CD and received the cassettes. The item only cost $6 so it was not worth my time and postage to return it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Michelle922
5.0 out of 5 stars Love these stories
Love Jan Karon! Written like the people of the area talk, and remind me of home. I love these stories!
Published 3 months ago by bdkelley
5.0 out of 5 stars series
I bought this book to go with my collection in a series by Jan Karon. I have not read it yet as it was missing form collection. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mary Alm
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