Out to Canaan
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品牌: Jan Karon
基本信息出版社:Viking Books (1998年4月1日)丛书名:Mitford Years (Paperback)平装:342页正文语种:英语ISBN:0140265686条形码:9780140265682商品尺寸:19.8 x 13 x 1.7 cm商品重量:254 g品牌:PenguinASIN:0140265686商品描述内容简介Thousands of readers have come home to Mitford, the little town with the big heart, whose endearing and eccentric residents have become like family members. But now change is coming to the hamlet. Father Tim, the Episcopal rector, and his wife Cynthia are pondering retirement; a brash new mayoral candidate is calling for aggressive development; a suspicious realtor with plans for a health spa is eyeing the beloved house on the hill; and, worst of all, the Sweet Stuff Bakery may be closing. Meanwhile, ordinary people are leading the extraordinary lives that hundreds of thousands of readers have found so inviting and inspiring.Peopled with the lovable cast of characters familiar to so many, and peppered with plenty of new and colorful personalities, Out to Canaan is filled to the brim with the mysteries and miracles that make everyday life worth living, and that make Mitford one of the most memorable small towns in recent literature.专业书评Here is another visit to the little mountain village of Mitford (population 1,000) and Father Tim Kavanaugh, rector of Lord's Chapel. A year or so has passed since the events in Karon's previous book,These High, Green Hills. Dooley Barlowe, Father Tim's unofficially adopted son, comes home from prep school for the summer. Father Tim continues piecing together Dooley's scattered family, who come from the impoverished Creek community. He drives to Florida to find little Jessie, reunites her with Dooley's brother, Poohbaw, and his mother, Pauline, and helps Pauline find a job managing the dining room at Hope House, the retirement home built by Mitford's wealthiest citizen, Sadie Baxter. What with Dooley being home, and Father Tim and Cynthia taking in the ailing Harvey Welch, another Creek refugee, and 13-year-old Lace Turner coming by to help nurse Harley, who's been like a father to her, Father Tim's rectory is anything but peaceful. A mysterious group called Miami Development wants to buy Fernbank, Sadie Baxter's old home, and turn it into a luxury spa. And the bishop comes to town and announces Father Tim's retirement, now just a year and a half away. Although Mitford and its close-knit community seem quaint and idyllic, Karon's portrayal is never sentimentalized.Out to Canaancan stand alone, but pleasure will be heightened by reading the whole series, a feast of small riches.Mary Ellen Quinn
