At Home in Mitford (1994)

At Home in Mitford is a novel written by American author Jan Karon. It is book one of The Mitford Years series. The first edition (ISBN 1-56865-347-6) was published in hardcover format by Doubleday in 1994. Penguin Books published the paperback edition in 1996 (ISBN 0-140-25448-X).

List of characters

Father Tim Kavanagh: Anglican Rector of St. John's and the protagonist

Cynthia Coppersmith: Author/illustrator of children's book, Father Tim's neighbor and romance interest

Miss Sadie Baxter: Elderly, irrascible millionaire

Barnabas: Father Tim's hulking dog, pacified by any bible verse

Dooley Barlowe: a teen boy with an exceptional singing voice from the homeless community at Little Mitford Creek, abandoned by his mother Pauline and taken in by Father Tim

Hoppy Harper: The town's medical doctor

Miss Rose Watson: A schizophrenic woman who wears her deceased brother's military uniform to direct traffic in town

Uncle Billy: Miss Rose's husband

Emma Garrett: Tim's holier-than-thou part-time secretary

Marge and Hal Owen: Father Tim's first friends in Mitford; great cooks and gardeners

Olivia Davenport: A beautiful woman who moves to town for a heart transplant and later becomes Hoppy's wife.

Percy Moseley: Owner of the only restaurant in town, a typical American greasy-spoon diner

Velma Moseley: Percy's wife, cook, and waitress

Mule Skinner: One of the regulars with Father Tim at Percy's Grill, a realtor, married to hairdresser Fancy.

Adaptations

The novel was adapted into a 2017 television film airing on the Hallmark Channel.

Focus on the Family Radio Theatre produced an audio drama of At Home in Mitford in 2003.