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A New Song: Summary and book reviews of A New Song by Jan Karon, plus links to an excerpt from A New Song and a biography of Jan Karon.

A New Song

A New Song
by Jan Karon
Hardcover: Apr 1999,
400 pages.
Paperback: Apr 2000,
416 pages.

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Critics' Opinion:   good
Readers' Rating:  Five Stars
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BOOK SUMMARY

In A New Song, Mitford's longtime Episcopal priest, Father Tim, retires. However, new challenges and adventures await when he agrees to serve as interim minister of a small church on Whitecap Island. He and his wife, Cynthia, soon find that Whitecap has its own unforgettable characters: a church organist with a mysterious past, a lovelorn bachelor placing personal ads, a mother battling paralyzing depression. They also find that Mitford is never far away when circumstances "back home" keep their phone ringing off the hook.

In this fifth novel of the beloved series, fans old and new will discover that a trip to Mitford and Whitecap is twice as good for the soul.

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Average  Kirkus Reviews
A story of small traumas and small victories, Karon's account manages to avoid the worst excesses of sentimentality and to provide a rather charming portrait of life in the slow lane.

Good  Publishers Weekly
Newcomers to the series may find they have much to catch up on, but readers making a return trip to the Kavanaghs' world will be happily swept up in the maelstrom of small-town and spiritual drama that characterizes the novel.

Good  Library Journal
As usual, Father Tim handles it all with the generous faith and soul-healing warmth that has made Karon's books popular in public libraries and best sellers for Christian book stores.

Average  USA Today
Literary comfort food.

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Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Freda
A New Song
I love every book in the Mitford series, but I wonder what became of Kenny Barlowe. Does he show up later and I'd like to see what happens to Sammy.



Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Darleen Barger
I have read all five of the books in the Mitford Series and find them all excellent. Once you begin to read them it is as if you are a part of the life in Mitford.
I am so looking forward to the next book in the series. I want to see what...   Read More

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