Jan Karon

Jan Karon grew up near Lenoir, NC. After years in a successful advertising career, she left the field to move to Blowing Rock, NC, and concentrate on her childhood love, writing. She first published her “Father Tim” stories in her local newspaper. These became her first novel, AT HOME IN MITFORD.

Her subsequent Mitford novels have won numerous awards, and often land on the NYT bestseller list. She has also written children’s picture books, including the beloved MISS FANNIE’S HATS. Her most recent novel is HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS (and no, it’s not the one in NC).

Home to Holly Springs (Paperback)

By Jan Karon
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9780143114390
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Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 11/2008
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Readers of the bestselling Mitford novels have been captivated by Jan Karon's gift for illuminating the struggles that creep into everyday lives - along with a vividly imagined world. Millions have relished the story of the bookish and big-hearted Episcopal priest and the fullness of his seemingly ordinary life. Now, in the first novel of a new series, Jan Karon enchants us with the story of the newly retired priest's spur-of-the-moment adventure. For the first time in decades, Father Tim returns to his birthplace, Holly Springs, Mississippi, in response to a mysterious, unsigned note saying simply: "Come home."  A story of long-buried secrets, forgiveness, and the wonder of discovering new people, places, and depth of feeling, HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS will enthrall new readers and longtime fans alike.

At Home in Mitford (Mass Market Paperback)

By Jan Karon
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ISBN-13: 9780143035039
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 5/2005
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Karon's beloved and bestselling novels that introduced readers to a small, charming North Carolina town and its equally charming denizens are now available in paperback.

The Mitford Bedside Companion: A Treasury of Favorite Mitford Moments, Author Reflections on the Bestselling Selling Series, and (Paperback)

By Jan Karon, Brenda Furman
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780143112419
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Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 10/2007
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For the millions of fans who love the Mitford Years series, this lushly illustrated keepsake will be the perfect book to curl up with. What was that Uncle Billy joke about the census taker? Where was that beautiful prayer Father Tim offered?  THE MITFORD BEDSIDE COMPANION will make it easy to find the greatest of the countless gems that grace each of Karon's novels. Fans will relish favorite scenes, casts of characters, a Mitford crossword puzzle, and a bevy of original essays by Karon on everything from the life of a writer to her grandmother's secret to good health. With a color insert of family photos and Karon's early Mitford drawings, as well as new illustrations, this is a beautifully packaged volume everyone will cherish.