BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH and PRESCHOOL

A New Song

A NEW SONG IS LIKE EVERY OTHER BEST SELLING MITFORD BOOK: 

YOU CAN'T PUT IT DOWN, AND YOU CAN'T BEAR TO SEE IT END.

Jan Karon's series of refreshing and deeply  affecting books set in the high, green hills of Mitford has captured the hearts of millions.

 In A New Song, her fifth novel, the wise but reassuringly human Timothy Kavanagh and his spirited wife, Cynthia, return - along with friends old and new - and make us fall in love with them all over again.

 Recently retired after years of serving as the Episcopal rector of Lord's Chapel, Father Tim has barely caught his breath before he agrees to pastor a small parish off the Atlantic coast. But how can he abandon all the people who've come to depend on him in Mitford? As he and Cynthia prepare to leave for Whitecap Island, his struggle with this gritty issue is hardly relieved by the gala thrown in their honor by Miss Rose and Uncle Billy, an occasion for which Uncle Billy serves up his all time funniest jokes.

 After a disconcerting arrival, Father Tim and Cynthia discover that Whitecap has its own unforgettable characters: a lovelorn bachelor trying his hand at personal ads, a church organist with a mysterious past, a next door neighbor and gifted musician who never ventures outside his gate, and a young mother struggling with paralyzing depression.

 While Father Tim finds himself in the midst of church politics, Cynthia is growing deeply attached to someone she must inevitably lose. And, though six hundred miles from home, they discover that Mitford is never far away: their phone rings off the hook with news from friends eager to be the first to tell them what's happening, especially when Dooley ends up on the wrong side of the law.

As in her previous bestselling novels, At Home in Mitford, A Light in the Window, These High, Green Hills, and Out to Canaan, Jan Karon enchants us with lovable characters, high good humor, and a story that will rivet our imaginations.

 As you reach the dramatic conclusion, you'll agree with readers everywhere: A trip to Mitford and Whitecap is twice as good for the soul.

"Karon wisely knows that the real issues of life aren't the ones in the national headlines, but the ones in our small, personal spheres of life. May Jan Karon write more. . . and  faster.

 Cleveland Plain Dealer