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If You Like Jan Karon's Mitford Series, You Might Enjoy . . .
BOOK BUZZ: Jan Karon's popular novels are leisurely-paced, gentle stories of a small town and its eccentric residents. Set mainly in the fictional town of Mitford, North Carolina, Karon's heartwarming and humorous books feature Episcopal priest Father Timothy Kavanaugh and the close-knit community of colorful small-town characters.
TIP: Find more stories about small-town life searching the library catalog for the subject City and town life - fiction or try a keyword search for "domestic fiction" or "Christian fiction."
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Medlicott, Joan A. -
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Wood, Jane Roberts -
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