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Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good: The New Mitford Novel Audiobook, by Jan Karon Play Audiobook Sample

Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good: The New Mitford Novel Audiobook

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Read By: John McDonough Publisher: Penguin Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 11.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 8.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Mitford Years Series Release Date: September 2014 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780698179561

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

178

Longest Chapter Length:

08:54 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

15 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

05:51 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

20

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Publisher Description

A publishing event: #1 New York Times–bestselling author Jan Karon returns—and invites her millions of fans to join her again in Mitford.   After five hectic years of retirement from Lord’s Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns with his wife, Cynthia, from a so-called pleasure trip to the land of his Irish ancestors.             While glad to be at home in Mitford, something is definitely missing: a pulpit. But when he’s offered one, he decides he doesn’t want it. Maybe he’s lost his passion.             His adopted son, Dooley, wrestles with his own passion—for the beautiful and gifted Lace Turner, and his vision to become a successful country vet. Dooley’s brother, Sammy, still enraged by his mother’s abandonment, destroys one of Father Tim’s prized possessions. And Hope Murphy, owner of Happy Endings bookstore, struggles with the potential loss of her unborn child and her hard-won business.             All this as Wanda’s Feel Good Café opens, a romance catches fire through an Internet word game, their former mayor hatches a reelection campaign to throw the bums out, and the weekly Muse poses a probing inquiry: Does Mitford still take care of its own?             Millions of fans will applaud the chance to spend time, once more, in the often comic and utterly human presence of Jan Karon’s characters. Indeed, they have never been more sympathetic, bighearted, and engaging. 

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“After a five-year wait, fans of Jan Karon’s fictional seriesabout the residents of Mitford, North Carolina, will be delighted to immersethemselves in another story featuring the town’s Episcopal priest, FatherTimothy Kavanaugh. Even better news: John McDonough, who narrated most of theearlier books, returns to deliver this audiobook. McDonough’s gentle, patienttone richly portrays the peaceful soul of Father Tim as he exploresretirement.”

— AudioFile

Quotes

  • “Father Tim Kavanagh is back in town, after sojourns to Mississippi and Ireland with his wife Cynthia. Father Tim is wrestling with the existential challenge of retirement and siren calls of various duties…Fans…will welcome the return to Mitford with its quirky citizens.”

    — Publishers Weekly
  • “Father Tim Kavanagh ponders the past and looks to the future in Mitford, his beloved North Carolina mountain town…After a long hiatus, Karon has returned with a novel that offers something for those who believe and those who do not. All the beloved quirky characters are here, the past is neatly summarized and the future, full of hope.”

    — Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • A New York Times bestseller
  • A USA Today bestseller
  • A Washington Post bestseller
  • A Publishers Weekly bestseller
  • An NPR bestseller
  • A Wall Street Journal bestseller
  • A Chicago Tribune bestseller
  • One of Barnes & Noble's Biggest Books, August 2014

Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 (5.00)
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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    — Margeemax, 2/28/2023
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    — Kate B, 7/16/2022
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    — Teacher Karen, 11/2/2015

About Jan Karon

Jan Karon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the Mitford novels, the Father Tim novels, a popular cookbook, and several books for children. She lives near Mr. Jefferson’s Monticello, a World Heritage site in Central Virginia.

About John McDonough

John McDonough, one of AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voices, has narrated dozens of audiobooks, and won eleven Earphones Awards. He is known for his narrations of children’s books, including Robert McCloskey’s Centerburg Tales and Albert Marrin’s Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Outside of his audiobook work, he has starred in a revival of Captain Kangaroo on the Fox Network.