02059cam a2200385 i 4500 623591810 TxAuBib 20011101120000.0 ||||||s1997||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 97005867 9780670874859 067087485X (OCoLC)36470137 DLC eng rda TXKPL TxAuBib rda Karon, Jan, 1937- Out to Canaan / Jan Karon. New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1997. 342 p : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Mitford years ; 4 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. 870L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.5 16 54938. 20011101. Mitford (N.C. : Imaginary place) Fiction. Clergy North Carolina Fiction. City and town life North Carolina Fiction. Domestic fiction. Christian fiction. Fiction. Mitford years ; 4. TXKPL