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To Be Where You Are
by Jan Karon
I found the last two books of this series tedious. I am the world's biggest fan of Jan Karon's writing and John McDonough's narration. With that said, this book seemed to concentrate on Avis, the local grocer. If you had not read the rest of the series, this book would be very confusing and off putting. There was not a smooth transition between one character's thoughts and another's thoughts or actions. I found myself wondering why Dooley was in Mitford only to realize that Karon had changed voices with no transitional clues. The rapid back and forth between the farm and Mitford also seemed jarring to me. I feel like the author wanted to wrap everything up and only managed to go off on bunny trails here and there until I was confused and somewhat exhausted. There were some great moments in the book such as " Skype the grannies!" All of Jack's moments were absolutely precious and Jan Karon absolutely spends time with young children as has been evidenced with her writing about Jonathan in A New Song and Amy Larkin in The Mitford Snowmen. She does kids really really well. Those of us who love Mitford and its' kindness will still like this book but it's not nearly as entertaining and delightful as the first four or five books in the series. All good things must come to an end, sadly.