'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. We've sold 10,000 of Jan's books and don't see any end to the Mitford phenomenon.' Bookstore owner, Shirley Sprinkle, says, 'The Mitford Books have been our all-time fiction bestsellers since we went in business twenty-five years ago. At Home in Mitford, Karon's first book in the Mitford series, was nominated for an ABBY by the American Booksellers Association in 1996 and again in 1997. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk.'Įnthusiastic booksellers across the country have introduced readers of all ages to Karon's heartwarming books. 'I made real sacrifices and took big risks.

'I stepped out on faith to follow my lifelong dream of being an author,' she says. Several years ago, Karon left a successful career in advertising to move to the mountain village of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and write books. For Pete's sake, hadn't Rhett Butler used that very same word and gotten away with it? After my grandmother's exceedingly focused reproof, I've written books without cussin' ever since.' When she found it, she discovered the one curse word I had, with pounding heart, included in someone's speech. 'The manuscript was written on Blue Horse notebook paper, and was, for good reason, kept hidden from my sister. Jan wrote her first novel at the age of ten. At last, Mitford’s rector and lifelong bachelor, Father Tim, has married his talented and vivacious neighbor, Cynthia. Urn:isbn:0147712033 Scandate 20111118214103 Scanner Karon, born Janice Meredith Wilson in the foothills of North Carolina, was named after the title of a popular novel, Janice Meredith. Join 1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon on a trip to Mitforda southern village of local characters so heartwarming and hilarious you’ll wish you lived right next door.

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