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A Common Life (The Mitford Years, Book 6) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jan Karon
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Rating:  242 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0142000345
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780142000342
Publication Date: March 26, 2002
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A Common Life is a trip back in time for fans of "the little town with the big heart." Somewhere between the second and third volumes of Jan Karon's Mitford Years series, dyed-in-the-wool bachelor Father Timothy Kavanagh and his next-door neighbor Cynthia Coppersmith tied the knot. The author left it to readers' imaginations to fill in the blanks. In this delightful story, Karon paints a complete picture of the events surrounding the wedding of Mitford's best-loved couple, and chronicles the poignant and often hilarious reactions to the nuptial news by the tightly knit North Carolina community. All the details cherished by those who are enchanted by weddings are offered here, from the color of the bridal outfit (aquamarine) to the choice of flowers (virgin's bower and hydrangeas). When the wedding bells finally ring, the pews are packed with the people who make Mitford special: ornery Uncle Billy, delightful Miss Sadie, indispensable Louella, and the cantankerous Emma Newland. And there's not a dry eye in the house when Father Tim's problematic foster child Dooley Barlowe sings for the two people who love him the most. A Common Life is not just a wedding story. It's also an intimate portrait of the unfolding love between Cynthia and the shy Father Tim, complete with fears and hesitations, professions of commitment, and Barnabas the dog delivering love letters. But there's nothing heavy-handed here. The tensions don't run any higher than wondering if Cynthia will make it to the wedding on time after getting locked inside her own bathroom, or guessing if Esther will make her famous three-layer orange marmalade cake for the reception. Told in the warm, down-home style that Karon has built her reputation on, A Common Life is sweet without being saccharine, charming without being cloying. It's an invitation to a literary reunion of the best kind, and like all weddings, it will probably coax a few tears and plenty of smiles. --Cindy Crosby
Product Description
Mitford's Lord's Chapel seats barely two hundred souls, yet millions of Jan Karon's fans will be there for the most joyous event in years: the wedding of Father Tim Kavanagh and Cynthia Coppersmith.
Here at last is A Common Life, the sixth book in the bestselling Mitford Years series, and the long-awaited answers to these deeply probing questions: Will Father Tim fall apart when he takes his vows? Will Cynthia make it to the church on time? Who'll arrange the flowers and bake the wedding cake? And will Uncle Billy's prayers for a great joke be answered in time for the reception? All the beloved Mitford characters will also be in the pews: Dooley Barlowe, Miss Sadie and Louella, Emma Newland, the mayor; in short, everybody who's anybody in the little town with the big heart.
A Common Life is the perfect gift for Mother's Day, Father's Day, anniversaries, and for a bride or groom to give to her or his beloved. In truth, it's perfect for anyone who believes in laughter, relies on hope, and celebrates love.
There's a little oasis of wholesomeness amid the sex-and-violence-saturated bestseller lists: Jan Karon's Mitford novels." (The Wall Street Journal)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 237 more reviews...
 Unnecessary and weak installment in the series October 26, 2008
Mark Wilsonwood (Grapevine, TX)
I wonder which was the bigger driver in producing this book: Karon going for the green, or her fans sending her letters telling her how disappointed they were not to have been able to read about the wedding.
No matter which, this is a book that should not have been written. It detracts from, rather than adds to, the series. One reviewer called it "sappy", and I agree. Did Father Tim suddenly enter his second childhood? Gone is his dignity, replaced by mushy dialogue. I almost expected Tim and Cynthia to start calling each other "Pooky" and "Snookums". Or did they? I'm not sure, because I was unable to finish this book.
 A Common Life June 4, 2008
Dolores Russell
Great book. I have all the Mitford books and they were very good. Most of
them I ordered from Amazon and was pleased how fast I received them and
the good condition they were in. I would not hesitate to order books again
Excellent Reading January 16, 2008
Susan G. Phillips
This book is easy reading. It is well worth reading each one of the Mitford series. So freshing.
Jan Karon's Mitford Series- Book 6 November 8, 2007
S. Hardwig (Milwaukee, WI USA)
Most wonderful fiction series I've read in many years! I love Jan Karon's Mitford Season, and can't wait until the next ones come out. The characters have become so real to me, I feel like I've known them all my life. It's hard to find good Christian fiction, which are loved even by those who do not usually read Christian literature, but these fit the bill! I give them for gifts to many.
 Doesn't fit May 13, 2007
Roger Long (Port Clinton, OH USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book, about a third the size of the others in the series, appears to be something left over or deleted from about the second volume. "A Common Life" is way out of sequence and just isn't very interesting. It deals solely with the marriage of Father Tim and has little to do with Mitford or the other characters. I found the novel (it is scarcely that) a real disappointment, compared with the first four books of the series. If the author felt that the information therein was significant, why was it not included at the appropriate place in time? The question is never answered.
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