Home to Holly Springs (Father Tim, Book 1) | Jan Karon

Home to Holly Springs (Father Tim, Book 1) | Jan Karon | Home to Holly Springs

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	Home to Holly Springs (Father Tim, Book 1) Jan Karon Viking Adult, 2007 - 368 pages average customer review:based on 141 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Wonderful book

I really don't understand all the negative reviews on this book, unless they are being written by people who have either never had problems with their own life or in their family, or they are those who believe it's not ever healing to get closure.

This book is GREAT. I am in love with all of the Mitford and Father Tim books and this one is no exception. I think Karon handles Father Tim going back very well. It was not boring. It was comical. It was heart-warming. And I think we've got a good idea of the new "Mitford" and all its colorful characters that will become a part of Father Tim and Cynthia's life.

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Home to Holly Springs

This was the best book that Jan Karon has written. Of all the Father Tim books, this is my favorite. I cried, I laughed and I didn't want it to end. After closing the book I wept. Jan Karon has the ability to make the characters so real as to cause the reader to see, hear and smell the people and places that she describes. It sent me back to the days of my childhood, growing up in Mississippi and experiencing some of the same things that Father Tim experienced. I can only hope this won't be the last Father Tim book. I can't wait for a sequel.

Same Subject--Different Series: Deserves 5 Stars

I love Jan Karon's books: her characters, settings and descriptions. She is my favorite author. Reading this book, we all need to remember that it begins a different series, albeit with some of the same characters. It's really not fair to compare it to the Mitford series, which we've had years to come to know and love. This book has a different "flavor," and it may take us a while to get used to the new series. However, I am glad to have the background details of Fr. Tim's life and feel that the story adds depth to this very lovable and believable character. I find Karon's books comforting and strengthening to my faith.

After listening to the audiobook and becoming more "accustomed" to the differences between this and the Mitford series, I'm changing my earlier rating from 4 to 5 stars. I LOVE this book! It's like going home. I feel as though I'm right there with Fr. Tim, meeting and getting to know and love the people of his past and present.

Although he does mispronounce some words (eg. apheresis, crappie, Bon Ami), Scott Sowers does an excellent job with his performance and the voices of the characters--especially Peggy Lambert Winchester, Nanny, and Grandpa Yancey.

Brava, Jan, you've done it again!

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Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon

I enjoyed this story very much. It is a good sequel to the Mitford Series.

Somewhat change in style from Ms. Karon

Clearly Ms. Karon has taken a somewhat different direction in her writing of this book. I think some of the negative reviews are a little harsh - it doesn't seem that this was to be a continuation of the Mitford style. It wasn't as "sweet" as the Mitford stories, but then if it was to reveal the sometimes harsh reality of Fr. Tim's early years, that might not be possible. One reviewer was impatient with the details of the FOOD ... as a person who loves to read about, cook (and eat!) food, this is always of interest to me. It was a huge part of the Mitford books. Let's give Jan Karon a chance to flex her writing muscles and see how the follow up books carry out.

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