• Home to Holly Springs

  • The First of the Father Tim Novels
  • By: Jan Karon
  • Narrated by: Scott Sowers
  • Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,063 ratings)

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Home to Holly Springs

By: Jan Karon
Narrated by: Scott Sowers
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Publisher's summary

Join Father Tim on a profoundly personal journey back to his childhood home in this charming novel in number-one New York Times best-selling author Jan Karon's Mitford series.

Thirty-eight years have passed since Father Tim Kavanagh left his Mississippi hometown, determined not to return. Then he receives a handwritten note postmarked Holly Springs. Cryptic and unsigned, it says only Come home. These two words compel him to make the most challenging journey of his life.

Traveling to his boyhood home doesn’t merely take Father Tim across hundreds of miles. Thanks to a thousand sights and smells, he also travels back through memories - some fond and some he’s tried for nearly 40 years to forget, from his quick-to-anger father and his lovingly tender mother to the picturesque small town he’d tried desperately to leave behind. And once Father Tim discovers who was behind the mysterious note, a truth is revealed that will change his life - forever.

Don't miss more of Father Tim's adventures in Jan Karon's Mitford series.
©2007 Jan Karon (P)2007 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

Critic reviews

“Mitford fans, rejoice!... Father Tim answers the summons - and learns that you can go home again.” (The Washington Post)

“Lovely... This is Karon’s most emotionally complex novel.” (USA Today)

“Karon holds varying aspects of humanity up to the light, from staggering cruelty...to the awesome power of love and forgiveness.” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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What a sweet and uplifting series

I found the Mitford book series by mistake and have Thoroughly enjoyed it. It is a sweet and uplifting series of books.

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Missing Father Tim

While I enjoyed learning Father Tim's backstory, some of his actions seemed out of character. Also, I missed John McDonough, who I believe to be the voice of Father Tim, regardless of his age.

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Missing John McDonough

I really miss John McDonough as narrator. To me he is the voice of Father Tim Cavanaugh. Scott Sowers did a fine job, but it’s just not the same

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Loved it!

Loved the twists and turns and flashbacks! And I enjoyed this narrator and his voices.

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Fabulous narration

This is a sweet story with stellar narration. This might be my favorite Jan Karon book.

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I want more!!

This was my first Jan Karon story. I am hooked! I listen to my audiobooks while I drive and I found myself sitting in parking lots and even in my garage still listening.
The characters are so alive and fascinating. More more more please.

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Just let me write the review.

The story was excellent. The narrator's (Scott Sowers) voice was too young for a 70 year old man and it was very distracting.

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Loved it

I listened to it 3 times while waiting for my new credit, I loved the person who did the reading. Wishing the second book was read by the same person, so disappointed with the new book.

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Very Good

I was not happy when I started listening to Scot Sowers after loving John McDonough in the other books......BUT when I heard his portrayal of Peggy I got it. He did a beautiful Peggy and that is a large and important part of the book.

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A powerful story of forgiveness

The story seems to wander a bit at first, but don’t get distracted. Every little detail given will eventually make a great impact in this powerful story.

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