Jan Karon

Über den Autor

Jan Karon was born in North Carolina in 1937. After a career in advertising, she began writing a column in the Blowing Rocket. The column, about life in the small North Carolina town of Mitford, centered around an Episcopalian minister named Father Tim. Her Father Tim stories were collected into a mehr anzeigen book and published by a Christian publisher. She is the author of A Mitford Novel series and two children's books entitled Miss Fannie's Hat and Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny. She has won numerous awards for her work including the Christy Award for A New Song and the Gold Medallion Award for A New Song, A Common Life, In This Mountain, and Shepards Abiding. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen

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Reihen

Mitford Years

The Mitford Years

Father Tim series

Father Tim's Notebooks

Christmas in Mitford

Jan Karon Story Hour

Mitford Series

Werke von Jan Karon

Beliebt Zuletzt

Daheim in Mitford. (1994) 5,647 Exemplare

Der Himmel über Mitford. (1996) 3,935 Exemplare

Die grünen Hügel von Mitford. Roman. (1995) 3,655 Exemplare

Ein neues Lied: Ein Mitford Roman (1999) 3,486 Exemplare

Von Mitford ins Paradies (1997) 3,403 Exemplare

Flucht in die Berge (2002) 2,937 Exemplare

Shepherds Abiding (2003) 2,921 Exemplare

A Common Life (2001) 2,913 Exemplare

Light from Heaven (2005) 2,801 Exemplare

Home to Holly Springs (2007) 2,226 Exemplare

In the Company of Others (2010) 1,436 Exemplare

Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good (2014) 1,177 Exemplare

Come Rain or Come Shine (2015) 952 Exemplare

The Mitford Snowmen: A Christmas Story (2001) 677 Exemplare

To Be Where You Are (2017) 660 Exemplare

Patches of Godlight: Father Tim's Favorite Quotes (2001) 552 Exemplare

Esther's Gift: A Mitford Christmas Story (2002) 551 Exemplare

The Mitford Bedside Companion: A Treasury of Favorite Mitford Moments, Author Reflections on the Bestselling Series,… (2006) 543 Exemplare

The Mitford Years (Books 1-9) / Jan Karon's Cookbook & Kitchen Reader (2004) 517 Exemplare

Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny (2000) 511 Exemplare

Miss Fannie's Hat (1826) 473 Exemplare

The Trellis and the Seed: A Book of Encouragement for All Ages (2003) 461 Exemplare

A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim (2004) 346 Exemplare

Violet Comes to Stay (2006) 265 Exemplare

The Mitford Years (Books 1-3) (1996) 139 Exemplare

Violet Goes to the Country (2007) 124 Exemplare

Bathed in Prayer: Father Tim's Prayers, Sermons, and Reflections from the Mitford Series (2018) 110 Exemplare

The Mitford Years (Books 1-6) (2002) 99 Exemplare

The Mitford Snowmen / Esther's Gift (2003) 93 Exemplare

The Mitford Years (Books 1-4) (1994) 74 Exemplare

The Mitford Years (Books 1-9) (1968) 42 Exemplare

5 Books! 1) A Light in the Window 2) These High,Green Hills 3) Out to Canaan 4) A New Song 5) A Common Life (The… 37 Exemplare

The Mitford Years (Books 1-5) (1997) 28 Exemplare

Shepherds Abiding / Esther's Gift / The Mitford Snowmen (2003) 18 Exemplare

The Mitford Years (Books 4-6) (1996) 15 Exemplare

Jan Karon Story Hour (2005) 12 Exemplare

At Home in Mitford (Radio Theatre) [Audio Book CD] — Autor — 10 Exemplare

The Mitford Years (Books 1-8) (1994) 6 Exemplare

The Mitford Years (Books 1-7, 9) 5 Exemplare

At Home in Mitford [abridged] (2002) 4 Exemplare

Modern Faith and Thought 4 Exemplare

The Mitford Years (Books 1-10) 3 Exemplare

To be where you are 2 Exemplare

The Mitford Years Reading Guide (1997) 2 Exemplare

The Mitford Years (Books 1, 4-5) 2 Exemplare

6 Books! 1) At Home in Mitford 2) A Light in the Window 3) These High,Green Hills 4) Out To Canaan 5) A New Song 6) A… (1983) 2 Exemplare

The Mitford Years Series -- 1-14 Paperback (2000) 2 Exemplare

The Mitford Years (Books 5-8) (2003) 1 Exemplar

These High Green Hills #3 1 Exemplar

A Common Life - The Wedding Story 1 Exemplar

The Mitford Snowman: A Christmas Story 1 Exemplar

come rain on come shine 1 Exemplar

Bathed in Prayer: Father Tim's Prayers, Sermons, and Reflections from the Mitford Series 1 Exemplar

Mitford Snowman 1 Exemplar

[A Light in the Window] [By: Karon, Jan] [January, 1996] 1 Exemplar

A New Song (Mitford) by Jan Karon(2006-08-15) 1 Exemplar

De groene heuvels roman (2018) 1 Exemplar

The Mitford Years (Books 2-5) 1 Exemplar

Out of Canaan #4 1 Exemplar

A Common Life #6 1 Exemplar

Ester's Gift 1 Exemplar

Come Rain or Come Shinne 1 Exemplar

The Mitford Years (Books 3-4, 7-8) (1995) 1 Exemplar

Out to Canaan LARGE PRINT 1 Exemplar

2 Books! 1) Light From Heaven 2) In This Mountain (2002) 1 Exemplar

A common life : the wedding story 1 Exemplar

The Mitford Years (Books 10 & 11) (2010) 1 Exemplar

The Mitford Years (Books 4-5, 7) — Autor — 1 Exemplar

The Mitford Years (Books 8 & 11) (2010) 1 Exemplar

The Mitford Years (Books 1-14) 1 Exemplar

The Mitford Years (Books 3-4) 1 Exemplar

The Mitford Years (Books 1, 2-8) (2003) 1 Exemplar

The Mitford Years (Books 1-2) 1 Exemplar

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Guideposts Condensed Books: The Art of Forgiving/Lady Washington/A Light in the Window/Journey (1999) 2 Exemplare

Guideposts Condensed Books: At Home in Mitford/Rosanna of the Amish/The Journey of Eleven Moons/Worms in My Tea and… (1996) 1 Exemplar

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Wissenswertes

Gebräuchlichste Namensform: Karon, Jan
Rechtmäßiger Name: Wilson, Janice Meredith
Geburtstag: 1937
Geschlecht: female
Nationalität: USA
Geburtsort: Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Wohnorte: Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
New York, New York, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Blowing Rock, North Carolina, USA
Berufe: advertising
writer
novelist

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Daheim in Mitford: Mitford-Saga Band 1 von Jan Karon

Pfarrer Tim ist 60 Jahre alt und Junggeselle, aber hin und wieder stellt er sich eine Gattin vor, mit einem Gesicht „von mädchenhaftem Liebreiz“, die pausenlos strickt, denn:
„Stricken, so fand er, war ein Trost für die Seele. Es hatte etwas Geordnetes. Etwas ewig Gleichbleibendes. Und am Ende kam etwas dabei heraus.“

Im Buch geht es um Pfarrer Tim und seine beschauliche Gemeinde Mitford. Sehr breit ist die Geschichte angelegt (ich habe viele Seiten übersprungen). Mir gefällt an dem Buch, dass es sehr christlich ist, es hat so eine Art „praktisches Christentum“, das mir durchaus entspricht. Ansonsten ist es wirklich kein Reißer, sondern ein irgendwie behagliches Buch für ruhige Abende. Heile Welt….… (mehr)

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