Jan Karon

Light from Heaven Jan Karon

Brief Description: Includes an excerpt from: Home to Holly Springs. Biographical Note: Jan Karon, born Janice Meredith Wilson in the foothills of North Carolina, was named after the title of a popular novel, Janice Meredith. Jan wrote her first novel at the age of ten. "The manuscript was written on Blue Horse notebook paper, and was, for good reason, kept hidden from my sister. When she found it, she discovered the one curse word I had, with pounding heart, included in someone's speech. For Pete's sake, hadn't Rhett Butler used that very same word and gotten away with it? After my grandmother's exceedingly focused reproof, I've written books without cussin' ever since."Several years ago, Karon left a successful career in advertising to move to the mountain village of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and write books. "I stepped out on faith to follow my lifelong dream of being an author," she says. "I made real sacrifices and took big risks. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk."Enthusiastic booksellers across the country have introduced readers of all ages to Karon's heartwarming books. "At Home in Mitford," Karon's first book in the Mitford series, was nominated for an ABBY by the American Booksellers Association in 1996 and again in 1997. Bookstore owner, Shirley Sprinkle, says, "The Mitford Books have been our all-time fiction bestsellers since we went in business twenty-five years ago. We've sold 10,000 of Jan's books and don't see any end to the Mitford phenomenon."Publisher Marketing: The ninth novel in the beloved Mitford series, by the bestselling author of "At Home in Mitford" and "Somebody Safe with Somebody Good" Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to "come up higher" more than once. But he's never been asked to do the impossible--until now. The retired Episcopal priest takes on the revival of a mountain church that's been closed for forty years. Meanwhile, in Mitford, he's sent on a hunt for hidden treasure, and two beloved friends are called to come up higher. As Father Tim finds, there are still plenty of heartfelt surprises, dear friends old and new, and the most important lesson of all: "It's never too late." Review Citations:

Christian Century 12/12/2006 pg. 40 (EAN 9780143037705, Paperback)

Ingram Advance 11/01/2005 pg. 36 (EAN 9780143058076, Analog Audio Cassette)

Ingram Advance 11/01/2005 pg. 36 (EAN 9780143057925, Compact Disc)

Ingram Advance 11/01/2005 pg. 36 (EAN 9780670034536, Hardcover)

Books & Culture 11/01/2005 pg. 6 (EAN 9780670034536, Hardcover)

Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/2005 pg. 52 (EAN 9780670034536, Hardcover)

Christianity Today 02/01/2006 pg. 98 (EAN 9780670034536, Hardcover)

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