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To Be Where You Are
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Series: Mitford Years, Book 14
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
A New York Times Best Seller
Number one New York Times best-selling author Jan Karon returns with the 14th novel in the beloved Mitford series, featuring three generations of Kavanaghs. Wounds heal, bonds grow stronger, and celebrations continue.... Welcome back to beloved Mitford.
After 12 years of wrestling with the conflicts of retirement, Father Tim Kavanagh realizes he doesn't need a steady job to prove himself. Then he's given one. As for what it proves, heaven only knows.
Millions of Karon fans will be thrilled that it's life as usual in the wildly popular Mitford series: A beloved town character lands a front-page obituary, but who was it, exactly, who died? And what about the former mayor, born the year Lindbergh landed in Paris, who's still running for office? All this, of course, is but a feather on the wind compared to Muse editor J.C. Hogan's desperate attempts to find a cure for his marital woes. Will it be high-def TV or his pork-chop marinade?
In fiction, as in real life, there are no guarantees.
Twenty minutes from Mitford at Meadowgate Farm, newlyweds Dooley and Lace Kavanagh face a crisis that devastates their bank account and impacts their family vet practice. But there is still a lot to celebrate, as their adopted son, Jack, looks forward to the most important day of his life - with great cooking, country music, and lots of people who love him. Happily, it will also be a day when the terrible wound in Dooley's biological family begins to heal because of a game - let's just call it a miracle - that breaks all the rules.
In To Be Where You Are, Jan Karon weaves together the richly comic and compelling lives of two Kavanagh families, and a cast of characters that listeners around the world now love like kin.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- roberta
- 06-01-2020
Wisdom
I began reading Jan Karin books right around 20 years ago.. At the time I was a healthy, active and a new Chrisitan. Mitford and all the souls in it have helped me through the years strengthened my faith in the simple wisdom that God loves me. I did not earn it because His nature is love. These books have made me a better person, a kinder person a more living person. now at 72 and into my 5th year of fighting Stage 4 cancer I rely more than ever on the wisdom and peace I get from them.
9 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Renee
- 06-08-2018
Best Series & Narrator Ever!
If you have not journeyed to Mitford before, this is not the place to begin. But if you’re like me and you have Mitford in your heart, this book allows us to hang onto the magic just a little bit longer.
The people who inhabit Mitford come with baggage. They all, even the children, have real problems—abuse, abandonment, rejection, betrayal, loneliness—to overcome. They are just as flawed, fearful, and far from perfection as we are. But what makes Mitford magical is that we get to pull up a porch swing for an inside view of the characters’ hearts as God’s love fills voids, erodes barriers, and helps folks bring out the best in each other. I’m always amazed at how Jan Karon’s simple style produces such rich character portraits that I feel like I know these fictional folks. ❤️
I especially love listening to the Audible books because for me, narrator John McDonough IS Father Tim! He brings all the other characters—especially my new favorite Jack Tyler—to life as well.
Visiting Mitford inspires me to cherish the small stuff, to find beauty in daily life, and to make time for people.
As my favorite quote from this book reminds: “Now is always a good time.”
7 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- teacher
- 03-07-2019
Quilter42
Absolutely love this Series! John McDonough is a great narrator. He makes you feel like you’re living Mitford! Sad that this is the last book of the series.
4 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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- Sara
- 30-09-2017
Only For The Strong And Persistent
I had such high expectations for this title and I stuck with almost 18 hours of listening doggedly hoping it would perk up. No such luck. This book floats over Mitford randomly dropping in on characters from past books. Sometimes it's just to tick the box on certain people and other times it is for a longer look at how they have fared with time.
For the most part this final entry in the series is for diehard Mitford fans that are feeling really hopeful and strong. Overall I thought it all felt unrealistic and dare I say it--even a bit depressed? I wish I had given this a pass. Disappointing.
20 people found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 01-10-2020
To Be Where You Are
Karon never disappoints. How I love Mitford, and I’m so grateful Karon allowed Mitford into our lives. When introduced to Mitford many years ago I had just been confirmed into the Episcopal Church. Ironically I grew up in Northwestern NC and could picture this setting in Banner Elk NC. Thank you Jan Karon .
1 person found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Fay
- 15-06-2020
Leaves you wanting more...
I absolutely love this series. It is funny, compassionate, and many little life lessons are learned on the journey of each character in the series. I wish there the series would continue, but I understand. I am going to miss them.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- sharon eggleston
- 16-11-2019
Loved it!
I absolutely love the Jan Karon Mitford series! I highly recommend this series to anyone wanting an uplifting, true to life read.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Katy
- 03-12-2018
not the best Mitford novel
Who is Dooley in this book? Not realistic to the characters that have been developed over past novels. the narrators voice for 4 yr old Jack almost forced me to delete this audiobook several times. I finished it because I felt I owed that to Father Tim
1 person found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Laura Ann Strick
- 23-04-2018
Hard to follow
What disappointed you about To Be Where You Are?
i loved reading the early Mitford series. But found listening to this book hard to follow and the narrator poor.
Would you ever listen to anything by Jan Karon again?
If someone else narrated it
How did the narrator detract from the book?
His delivery was to fast and not right for the story
1 person found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-11-2017
The worst book ever started
I couldn't listen to more than a few hours of this book. It was superficial, trite and downright boring. I won't be trying this author again.
1 person found this helpful
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