THE BOOK CORNER

A Light in the Window

by Jan Karon

This is the second book in the Mitford series. This second installment is chock-full of happenings. We have recent widower, Edith Mallory, setting her eyes (and hands) on Father Tim; a mysterious Irish cousin who comes to stay in the rectory for questionable reasons; and we meet a new character, Buck Leeper, the hardened, unpleasant building supervisor hired to build Mitford's new nursing home. But the most important part of this book is Father Tim's growing feelings toward his neighbor, Cynthia, and his struggle to accept them, be happy, and let nature take its course. and naturally, Cynthia has a word or two to say about that!

I enjoyed A Light in the Window much better than the first one (At Home in Mitford). I found myself reading this novel until the wee hours of the morning because I couldn't get enough of the characters or heartwarming story lines. No action, no plot twists, no shocking endings--but I simply didn't care. Jan Karon has a way of telling a story that makes all those other page-turning qualities seem unimportant. Mitford is a home away from home, a fictitious account of REAL life, and a place where I will look forward to visiting in the books to come.

Review by Dianna Johnston