At Home in Mitford

At Home in Mitford

First edition (UK)
Author	Jan Karon
Cover artist	Donna Kae Nelson
Language	English
Series	The Mitford Years
Publisher	Doubleday (US) Lion Books (UK)
Publication date	1994
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	818 pp
ISBN	1-56865-347-6
OCLC	37584790
Followed by	A Light in the Window

At Home in Mitford is a novel written by American author Jan Karon. It is book one of The Mitford Years series. The first edition ( ISBN   1-56865-347-6) was published in hardcover format by Doubleday in 1994. Penguin Books published the paperback edition in 1996 ( ISBN   0-140-25448-X).

List of characters

• Father Tim Kavanagh: Anglican Rector of St. John's and the protagonist
• Cynthia Coppersmith: Author/illustrator of children's book, Father Tim's neighbor and romance interest
• Miss Sadie Baxter: Elderly, irrascible millionaire
• Barnabas: Father Tim's hulking dog, pacified by any bible verse
• Dooley Barlowe: a teen boy with an exceptional singing voice from the homeless community at Little Mitford Creek, abandoned by his mother Pauline and taken in by Father Tim
• Hoppy Harper: The town's medical doctor
• Miss Rose Watson: A schizophrenic woman who wears her deceased brother's military uniform to direct traffic in town
• Uncle Billy: Miss Rose's husband
• Emma Garrett: Tim's holier-than-thou part-time secretary
• Marge and Hal Owen: Father Tim's first friends in Mitford; great cooks and gardeners
• Olivia Davenport: A beautiful woman who moves to town for a heart transplant and later becomes Hoppy's wife.
• Percy Moseley: Owner of the only restaurant in town, a typical American greasy-spoon diner
• Velma Moseley: Percy's wife, cook, and waitress
• Mule Skinner: One of the regulars with Father Tim at Percy's Grill, a realtor, married to hairdresser Fancy.

Adaptations

The novel was adapted into a 2017 television film airing on the Hallmark Channel. ^[1]

Focus on the Family Radio Theatre produced an audio drama of At Home in Mitford in 2003. ^[2]

References

1. "At Home In Mitford". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
2. "The Focus Store". July 31, 2024.

External links

• *The Mitford Years official website