{"product_id":"home-to-holly-springs-paperback","title":"Home to Holly Springs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Karon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin Father Tim on a profoundly personal journey back to his childhood home in this charming novel in #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jan Karon's Mitford series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eCome home\u003c\/i\u003e. These two words compel him to make the most challenging journey of his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTraveling 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 forty 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Karon\u003c\/b\u003e, born Janice Meredith Wilson in the foothills of North Carolina, was named after the title of a popular novel, Janice Meredith. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJan wrote her first novel at the age of ten. \"The manuscript was written on Blue Horse notebook paper, and was, for good reason, kept hidden from my sister. When she found it, she discovered the one curse word I had, with pounding heart, included in someone's speech. For Pete's sake, hadn't Rhett Butler used that very same word and gotten away with it? After my grandmother's exceedingly focused reproof, I've written books without cussin' ever since.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeveral years ago, Karon left a successful career in advertising to move to the mountain village of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and write books. \"I stepped out on faith to follow my lifelong dream of being an author,\" she says.\"I made real sacrifices and took big risks. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnthusiastic booksellers across the country have introduced readers of all ages to Karon's heartwarming books. \u003ci\u003eAt Home in Mitford\u003c\/i\u003e, Karon's first book in the Mitford series, was nominated for an ABBY by the American Booksellers Association in 1996 and again in 1997. Bookstore owner, Shirley Sprinkle, says, \"The Mitford Books have been our all-time fiction bestsellers since we went in business twenty-five years ago. We've sold 10,000 of Jan's books and don't see any end to the Mitford phenomenon.\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 7.76 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Home to Holly Springs\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753873244448,"sku":"9780143114390","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a08578969a10f820cce6c458cc15b212.webp?v=1780028696","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/home-to-holly-springs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}