''Out to Canaan'' is a

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written by

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author

Jan Karon Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the ''New York Times''-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford. H ...

. It is the fourth book of ''

The Mitford Years ''The Mitford Years'' is a series of fourteen novels by American writer Jan Karon, set in the fictional town of Mitford, North Carolina. The novels are Christian-themed, and center on the life of the rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vess ...

'' series.

List of characters

* Father Tim * Cynthia * Barnabas * Dooley Barlowe * Lace

Plot

As the story of Father Tim's Episcopalian Mitford parish continues, he finds himself in the very thick of things. Far from the bachelor life he knew for 62 years, he now finds himself opening his home to a myriad of friends, neighbors, and other lost souls, each giving new meaning to his God-centered life. 1999 American novels Novels by Jan Karon Novels set in North Carolina {{1990s-novel-stub