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My Beloved: A Mitford Novel

by Jan Karon

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A private letter ripples through Mitford

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A private letter ripples through Mitford

A Christmas love letter from Father Tim to Cynthia becomes unexpectedly public, linking several neighbors’ private hopes and unresolved feelings. The description places the village’s bookseller, a piano teacher, the mayor, and other familiar figures in a story shaped by relationships, missed chances, and the consequences of a message passed from hand to hand. It also signals developments in the lives of Lace and Dooley, while leaving the details of Sadie’s promised appearance unstated. The book’s family-life focus is carried through a community-wide plot in which one intimate gesture touches multiple households.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers familiar with the Mitford novels and its recurring characters
  • Readers interested in community-centered fiction about marriage, family, and relationships
  • Readers who enjoy stories connecting several neighbors’ personal concerns

Themes

Marriage and intimacyCommunity tiesPrivate feelings made publicSecond chances

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Book overview

"When Father Tim's wife Cynthia asks what he wants for Christmas, he pens the answer in a love letter that bares his most private feelings. Then the letter goes missing and circulates among his astonished neighbors. So much for private. Can a letter change a life? Ask Helene, the piano teacher who has avoided her feelings for a lifetime. Ask Hope, the village bookseller who desperately needs something that's impossibly out of reach. Or, if you'd like to know how a brush with death can be the portal to a happy marriage, Cynthia will tell you all about it. In [this novel], Harley gets an important letter of his own; a broken heart teaches the old mayor, Esther Cunningham, a lesson long in coming; and thanks to Lace and Dooley, readers get what they've been waiting for: Sadie"--
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