Jan Karon saved the best for last.
"The long-anticipated final volume in the beloved Mitford years Series
Father Timothy Kavanagh has been asked to "come up higher" more than once.
He did, after all, raise a thrown-away boy, adopt a dog the size of a Buick, and recite his wedding vows at the tender age of sixty-something. But he's never been asked to do the impossible. While farm-sitting with Cynthia outside Mitford, the retired Episcopal priest is charged with the revival of Holy Trinity, a mountain church that's been closed for forty years. His bishop's further mandate: "Get it up and running, ASAP." Fortunately, like Daniel, he's been given an angel (albeit one with an unlikely talent for barbering).
Though challenged and often doubtful, Father Tim's soul lifts up as he gathers the flock that dwells "above the clouds."
Among them is the bedridden Dovey, who lives with the clues to her mysterious illness in plain view. Robert, who wrestles with the aftermath of a crime Father Tim is convinced he didn't commit. And the antisocial Jubal, who's trying hard to hold God at gunpoint.
But that isn't all Father Tim is struggling to say grace over:
Louella sends him on a wild goose chase to find Miss Sadie's long-hidden cash. A windstorm knocks his household winding. Two beloved Mitford friends are also called to come up higher. And answered prayer comes knocking at his door. In Light from Heaven, you'll find characters and themes both old and new, and answers to questions asked by millions of readers since the series began.
You'll also find a heartfelt surprise:
After a debilitating blow to the head, Edith Mallory is speaking again-and what she says is shocking.
Whatever you do, don't miss this last-and best-trip to Mitford.
NOTE: Jan Karon often misspells words on purpose when her characters are speaking in order to denote the level of their education. She also drops letters from words and occasionally runs words together when characters are speaking to denote the character's southern accent. Typos are also sprinkled in letters and excerpts from the local paper. The original book also contains a few errors which the author and editor didn't catch.