A Light in the Window, by Jan Karon:
Why I’m Reading It: Now this book was the first on my reading list for the summer, but it has been pushed back down on my reading priority list due to the entrance of the other books above. My mom let me borrow “At Home in Mitford” by Jan Karon. I kept it for a while, then started reading it. I liked it, but reading puts me to sleep, so I bought the audiobook and listened to it. It’s so easy to pop my iTouch earphones in and drive or walk or whatever multi-tasking I can manage. I loved it. A Light in the Window is the second in the series. I found it in my mom’s closet. I’ve read maybe the first chapter. I may buy the audiobook in this one too. It is a lovely book about a wonderfully charming group of characters and I would love to know them all personally!
What Someone Wrote About It: A Light in the Window is the second installment in this enormously popular series about a small-town rector, Father Tim, and the heartwarming cast of characters surrounding him. This time Father Tim, a lifelong bachelor, finds his heart distracted by his free-spirited neighbor Cynthia, but his stomach and the rectory cash box are distracted by Edith, a wealthy widow who is wooing the rector with love potion casseroles. At every turn, including when a brooding Irish cousin decides to move in, Father Tim must decide whether he will practice what he preaches.
Fans of the series say they long to buy real estate in Mitford, just so they can live next door to these funny and endearing characters and feel the embrace of such a loving community. But what author Jan Karon probably knows, and many readers are starting to figure out, is that the integrity and solid Christian values that these characters possess can be found in just about every neighborhood, and with inspiration like this book, anyone can build their own Mitford community.
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