Out to Canaan (The Mitford Years, series) [Paperback]

Jan Karon (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Penguin; Trade Paperback Edition edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140269401
• ISBN-13: 978-0140269406
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (109 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,197,382 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

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A story of the heart to the heart!, January 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Out to Canaan (The Mitford Years, Book 4) (Hardcover)

Living in a small town myself I could give each character a face in this wonderful series(Mitford Years)by Jan Karon. After reading Home in Mitford, I went to check out A Light in the Window, the second of the series, and found the book missing from the local library. I found out my neighbor had it and begged her to please let me have it while she finished another book she was reading. You can do this in a small town. The Mitford years are the most heartfelt and relaxing books I have ever read. Jan has a way of speaking to your heart and making you feel very much a part of Mitford. Jan please don't stop here, your books are absolutely the best ever. These books have renewed my faith in God and made me value my friends even more.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book 3 of a wonderful, heartwarming series, April 30, 2000

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This review is from: Out to Canaan (The Mitford Years, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have zoomed through the first 4 Mitford books and am now midway through the 5th. The characters grab you and transport you to a town where I think, deep down, we would all like to call home. Father Tim is a "real" person with very human characteristics. Yet his basic goodness will restore your faith in humanity. The theology is not shoved down your throat, but rather is grasped between the lines. All the characters are memorable. Cynthia and Dooley in particular help shape the wonderful story line. The huge dog, Barnabus, who is disciplined only by hearing Bible verse, worms his way into your heart. I am so glad I discovered this series, and I recommend it to absolutely anyone!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A promised land of storytelling, December 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Out to Canaan (The Mitford Years, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed this one the best of all, over the past three books the development of the characters has evolved, not only in the authors writing but in my mind as well. It is a pleasure to pick up this book and feel, on the very first page, at home. I am just starting the new one and am a little bit melancholy realizing we may have to wait a while for a new one. Anyone who wants to read a great wholesome, very spiritual book will want to read this one. I cried at the end...so, my hat is off to Jan Karon. Keep it up...