In the Company of Others

A Father Tim Novel

By: Jan Karon

Narrated by: Erik Singer

Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Follow Father Tim and Cynthia on their journey to research his Kavanagh ancestry in the Irish countryside.

Vacation - the very word has been foreign to Episcopal priest Tim Kavanagh. Now retired from tending his flock in the village of Mitford, he is making good on a promise to show his wife, Cynthia, the charming land of his Irish ancestors. But after arriving at a Lough Arrow fishing lodge in the midst of a torrential downpour, the charm disappears.

They find their holiday upended by an intruder, a treasured painting is stolen from the lodge, and a family conflict dating back nearly a century turns even more bitter. As three generations struggle to find deliverance from the crucifying power of secrets, Tim and Cynthia stumble upon a faded journal that might just explain the crime - and offer a chance at redemption.

©2010 Jan Karon (P)2010 Penguin Audio

Great continuation of Father Tim's story!

Loved it! Looking forward to the next one! I have enjoyed all of series so far.

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would

like many listeners, I love McDonough’s narrations and had come to consider his voice the definitive Father Tim. So it was with hesitation that I decided to give this book, and Erik Singer’s narration, a try. Although the voice is younger, Singer does such a lovely job with the Irish scent so crucial in this book that I came to understand and accept his version of Father Tim. I even wonder if that was the reason for deviating from McDonough for this book, because not everyone can do accents well. McDonough is still Father Tim for me, but I don’t know if he could have done justice to the accent, and as I settled in to listening, I came to appreciate how important it was to get the Irish flavor just right for this book. So I hope other listeners will keep an open mind.

As for the story, it’s a gem. Thankfully it takes place in the age of e-mail, so we still get to enjoy dollops of life back home in Mitford.

I’m glad I took the chance on this audio.

I think it's my favorite story!

Absolutely love this story and the voice actor was perfect. His Irish accent made me feel like I was there.

Complex and interesting

It took me several times through to really appreciate this one. It was jarring at first that it’s not the John McDonough voice for father Tim I agree with another reviewer that he sounds a bit young and also more forceful in some way that’s not appropriate to the character. However, I understand why a different narrator was chosen, I’m not sure John McDonough, who does beautiful Appalachian accents could do such nuanced Irish ones also and the Irish ones are the ones that are dominant in this story. I love the layers of stories going on from a historic journal to family dramas that are ongoing and the Intertwining of the Cavanaugh’s lives with the lives of a family in Ireland. There’s even a mystery aspect. Very impressive and pleasing story to me and I think it’s enriches the Mitford series by adding dimension without compromising the characters of Cynthia and Tim (if you can get past the different voice for father Tim).

Awesome

Loved the Irish music. The story was uplifting, gripping and fun. One I’ll read again.

Classic Karon

What made the experience of listening to In the Company of Others the most enjoyable?

I always love the warmth of Father Tim's relationship with his wife, Cynthia. Their late-in-life love seems to keep him perpetually amazed by his great good luck. As trite as it may seem, I find this very deeply reassuuring that life can always hold one more surprise.

Who was your favorite character and why?

My favorite character is always Father Tim.

What about Erik Singer’s performance did you like?

It took a while to get over the disappointment at the change of readers. Although Erik Singer is very good I imagine many listeners would enjoy having McDonough back.

If you could rename In the Company of Others, what would you call it?

To Home and Back

The greatest series ever

The Midford series and it's spin-offs are the best books I have ever read. Good, clean entertaining reads.

Awesome! I love the Irish accents.

I began reading the Mitford books by Jan Karon years ago I couldn’t wait for the next story about Father Tim and the characters of Mitford. I switched to audiobooks when arthritis creeped into my life. Audible has made it possible for me to listen from the beginning and follow Father
Tim beyond Mitford to Ireland! Can’t get enough.

Wonderful story!

Story is great! The reader is wrong tho. He is not convincing as Father Tim. Had I not previously read the book I think I would have been lost, largely because of that.

Love, Love, Love Jan.

How Jan has made us fall in love with a whole new cast of caricatures and brought a whole new group of friends into my life. She is a wonder. Although it took me a short time of missing John McDonough the new reader was wonderful.