At Home in Mitford book cover by Jan Karon

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Where At Home in Mitford sits

Series
In the Mitford series. See all Mitford books in order
The book before
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The book after
A Light in the Window
Order checked
Last checked: September 24, 2026, against penguinrandomhouse.com

What At Home in Mitford is about

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  • Father Tim, the unmarried rector of the hill village of Mitford, wants something more from life. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more
  • Then a sofa-sized dog arrives and will not go, and a good-looking neighbor keeps coming through the hedge. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) a dog the size of a sofa ... won't go away ... an attractive neighbor

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Genres

  • Christian fiction
  • Domestic fiction

Topics

  • Church membership
  • Clergy
  • Episcopalians
  • Mitford (N.C. : Imaginary place)
  • Timothy Kavanagh

Places

  • North Carolina

Reading ages

  • Adult

Other books in Mitford

14 books listed so far

  1. A Light in the Window
  2. These High, Green Hills
  3. Out to Canaan
  4. A New Song
  5. A Common Life
  6. In This Mountain
  7. Shepherds Abiding
  8. Light from Heaven
  9. Home to Holly Springs
  10. In the Company of Others
  11. Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good
  12. Come Rain or Come Shine
  13. To Be Where You Are

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