New Mitford Giveaway: “”Come Rain or Come Shine”

You might be saying, “Amy, you’ve already given a copy of this book away!” and you would be right; at least, partly.  I tried to give a copy away, but the giveaway software malfunctioned, and a family emergency took me away.

We’re ready to try again, though, because this is a book well worth winning!  Read on to find out why – and to find out how to enter to win your own copy.

Jan Karon has released a new Mitford novel, and it’s a wonderful story of love and new beginnings.

#1 New York Times-bestselling author Jan Karon returns–with the Mitford wedding readers have been waiting for.

Over the course of twelve Mitford novels, fans have kept a special place in their hearts for Dooley Kavanagh, first seen in At Home in Mitford as a barefoot, freckle-faced boy in filthy overalls.

Now, Father Tim Kavanagh’s adopted son has graduated from vet school and opened his own animal clinic. Since money will be tight for a while, maybe he and Lace Harper, his once and future soul mate, should keep their wedding simple.

So the plan is to eliminate the cost of catering and do potluck. Ought to be fun. An old friend offers to bring his well-known country band. Gratis. And once mucked out, the barn works as a perfect venue for seating family and friends. Piece of cake, right?

In Come Rain or Come Shine, Jan Karon delivers the wedding that millions of Mitford fans have waited for. It’s a June day in the mountains, with more than a few creatures great and small, and you’re invited–because you’re family.

By the way, it’s a pretty casual affair, so come as you are and remember to bring a tissue or two. After all, what’s a good wedding without a good cry?

Come Rain or Come Shine is like a visit with old friends on the porch at sunset.  It’s a serene story, even while the events of the book are chaotic.  I think it’s because nothing goes horribly wrong and the plot is full of normal life events that many of us face.  Weddings, graduations, adoptions – these are things that we all deal with at one time or another – just not all in the same week. 

That’s not to say that it’s not rollercoaster-ish at times.  Karon tricked me often by making the perfect set-up for a major catastrophe and then dissipating the tension like an early morning fog.  Despite that, Karon writes a somehow calm and soothing story.  The old-fashioned values and country setting are refreshing in this age of speed and consumerism.

I really enjoyed Come Rain or Come Shine.  The characters drew me in and made me want to jump into the wedding preparation craziness with them.  They’re kind and fun and people I’d like to know.   The story is really so much about the characters that they made the book for me.  I’m happy to have found Karon and the Mitford books – I can’t wait to read more.

Want to win your own copy of Come Rain or Come Shine?  Comment on this post by June 22nd and tell me why you’d like to win this book.

Good luck!