Description

A large number of visitors have come home to Mitford, the small city with the heart, whose endearing and eccentric people have become like family unit members. However now change is visiting the hamlet. Father Tim, the Episcopal rector, and his wife Cynthia are contemplating retirement; a brash new mayoral candidate is calling for aggressive growth; a dubious agent with ideas for a club is seeking the precious home on the slope; and, worst of, the Sweet Stuff Bakery might be closing. Meanwhile, regular individuals are leading the remarkable lifestyles that thousands of visitors have discovered so welcoming and inspiring.Peopled with the adorable cast of characters common to so many, and peppered with lots of fresh and vibrant celebrities, Out to Canaan is stuffed to the top with the mysteries and miracles that make every day life worth living, and that make Mitford among the most remarkable small towns in recent literature.