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Title: Out to Canaan

Subtitle: The Mitford Years, Book 4

Author: Jan Karon

Narrator: Jan Karon

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-05

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 193 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Thousands of readers have come home to Mitford, the little town with the big heart, whose endearing and eccentric residents have become like family members. But now change is coming to the hamlet. Father Tim, the Episcopal rector, and his wife Cynthia are pondering retirement; a brash new mayoral candidate is calling for aggressive development; a suspicious realtor with plans for a health spa is eyeing the beloved house on the hill; and, worst of all, the Sweet Stuff Bakery may be closing. Meanwhile, ordinary people are leading the extraordinary lives that hundreds of thousands of readers have found so inviting and inspiring. Peopled with the lovable cast of characters familiar to so many, and peppered with plenty of new and colorful personalities,

Out to Canaan is filled to the brim with the mysteries and miracles that make everyday life worth living, and that make Mitford one of the most memorable small towns in recent literature.

Don't miss out on the rest of Father Tim's adventures in

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©1997 Jan Karon (P)1997 Penguin Audiobooks

Members Reviews:

Abridged HORRIBLE

Why doesn't audible have the full story read by John McDonough? I forced myself through this and almost quit often. If my eyes didn't bother me I would've skipped it and read the actual book. The music was irritating and the reader just didn't do the characters well. Ruined story in the middle of this series. Please bring back the whole book, read by John McDonough.

Love this series but ....

I absolutely love this series, but this book not being narrated by John McDonough and I really don't like it being abridged .... was hard for me to get through. Looking forward to the next book.

Abridged within an inch of its life

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

I wanted the full unabridged version read by John McDonough, like the other books in the series I had bought. This version is abridged and leaves out important elements of the story that make it make sense. It is read by the author and very hard to listen to.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment.

Any additional comments?

I really hope Audible gets the unabridged, John McDonough version.

Abridged and different reader

Not sure why they abridged this book and after 3 books of listening to the same male reader switched to a female voice, regardless of it being the author. She does a good job, but after 3 books you get used to a male voice and the character's voices.

Out to Canaan

Another great story the only thing that would improve. it would be if it were the unabrdged version.