Out to Canaan

New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1997, 1997. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. ; Contents: A tea and a half -- Step by step -- Eden -- A full house -- Out to Canaan -- A small boom -- Housewarming -- Political barbecue -- Life in the fast lane -- Those who are able -- Amazing Grace -- Waiting -- The fields are white -- Play ball -- Day into night -- Bookends -- Deep blue sea -- A cup of kindness -- Fernbank -- New every morning -- Lion and lamb. ; ISBN: 9780140265682 ((pbk.)); 0140265686 ((pbk.)); LCCN: 97-5867 ; LC: PS3561.A678; Dewey: 813/.54 ; OCLC: 36470137 ; "A novel on a small town in the heartland of America. A brash new mayoral candidate is calling for development, the Sweet Stuff Bakery may be closing, Father Tim, the Episcopalian rector and his vivacious wife are pondering retirement and someone is wheeling and dealing to turn Mitford's finest house into a spa. By the author of At Home in Mitford." ; "Millions of readers have come home to Mitford, the little town with the big heart, whose endearing and eccentric residents have become like family members. But now change is coming to the hamlet. Father Tim, the Episcopal rector, and his wife Cynthia are pondering retirement; a brash new mayoral candidate is calling for aggressive development; a suspicious realtor with plans for a health spa is eyeing the beloved house on the hill; and, worst of all, the Sweet Stuff Bakery may be closing. Meanwhile, ordinary people are leading the extraordinary lives that hundreds of thousands of readers have found so inviting and inspiring. Peopled with the lovable cast of characters familiar to so many, and peppered with plenty of new and colorful personalities, Out to Canaan is filled to the brim with the mysteries and miracles that make everyday life worth living, and that make Mitford one of the most memorable small towns in recent literature." ; book store stamp ; VG.