Out To Cannan

Whether this is your first visit to Mitford or your fourth, you'll feel right at home in the little town with the big heart, whose endearing and eccentric residents have become like beloved family members for so many readers.

Father Tim, the Episcopal rector, and his talented and vivacious wife, Cynthia, are pondering the murky uncertainties of retirement. They're also trying to locate the scattered siblings of Dooley Barlowe, the mountain boy they love as their own.

A brash new mayoral candidate is calling for aggressive development, and a tough survivor must hunker down for the fight of her life. Worse, the Sweet Stuff Bakery may be closing, and a suspicious real estate agent is trying to turn the beloved house on the hill into a spa.

Can change be coming to Mitford? The buzz on Main Street says yes. Change is certainly coming to the tenderest regions of several townspeople's lives. A woman struggles every day to stay on course after years of hard living. A man tries to forgive himself for a tragic mistake. And the town's most eligible bachelor leaves Mitford—and returns with a stunning surprise.

In her bestselling Mitford novels, At Home in Mitford, A Light in the Window, and These High, Green Hills, Jan Karon proved herself to be a deliciously deft chronicler of American small-town life, from the seemingly mundane to the outright miraculous.

In Out to Canaan, Jan Karon weaves her most spellbinding tale of all, guaranteed to thrill legions of fans who can't wait to be at home again in Mitford—or who are eager to visit this delightful village for the first time. Happily, all are sure to find that the little town with the big heart once again teems with laughter, tears, and fresh hope.