Shepherds Abiding, book #46

Back when I was in grad school and driving back and forth to Knoxville every week I used that time to listen to many a book on CD.  One of the book series' I listened to was the Mitford Series, which I truly loved.  It has been a while since I checked on all those delicious characters so I decided to read this as one of my Christmas books.  

Needless to say, I was not disappointed.  Jan's amazing vocabulary and flowing plot makes it easy to follow along and not put down!  I'm trying to catch up so I don't have too much to say except that it was excellent and made me want to go back and read all the books again.  I think my part of heaven will be a library, with endless time to read and no other distractions (you know, short of praising Jesus 24/7 and eating chocolate without guilt!) because why else would He give me this all consuming passion?!?!  

Millions of Americans have found Mitford to be a favorite home-away-from-home, and countless readers have long wondered what Christmas in Mitford would be like. The eighth Mitford novel provides a glimpse, offering a meditation on the best of all presents: the gift of one's heart. Since he was a boy, Father Tim has lived what he calls "the life of the mind" and has never really learned to savor the work of his hands. When he finds a derelict nativity scene that has suffered the indignities of time and neglect, he imagines the excitement in the eyes of his wife, Cynthia, and decides to undertake the daunting task of restoring it. As Father Tim begins his journey, readers are given a seat at Mitford's holiday table and treated to a magical tale about the true Christmas spirit.  (picture and description from amazon)

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O:)
Melissa