Jan Karon

Mitford USA is one of those pretty peaceful villages everyone dreams of retiring to. Just as the village rector, Father Tim, thinks he needs a change, life hots up!

Sequel to: 'At home in Mitford' (5282). In sleepy Mitford, Father Tim realises that he is in love with Cynthia Coppersmith, but the path of true love never runs smooth.

In the small town of Mitford, Father Tim and his wife Cynthia ponder their retirement plans and try to raise their young charge, Dooley, while a brash mayoral candidate is calling for development and "progress." And the town's most eligible bachelor leaves Mitford -- and returns with a stunning surprise...