by Jan Karon
Part of Mitford Years, book 13
First published 2015
Dooley Kavanagh stands ready for his wedding day in the North Carolina mountains. Father Tim's adopted son has come far from the barefoot boy in dirty overalls who first appeared in Mitford years ago. Now a veterinarian with his own clinic, Dooley prepares to marry Lace Harper, the woman who has captured his heart. Money runs tight as his practice gets started, so the couple plans a simple ceremony. The June wedding brings together the extended Mitford family that readers have followed across ten novels. Animals both large and small join the celebration in true Mitford fashion. This casual mountain wedding promises tears of joy as the community gathers to witness Dooley and Lace exchange vows. The boy who once needed rescuing now builds his own family, surrounded by the people who helped raise him in this small town where everyone belongs.
Genres: fiction, romance, family-life, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Mitford, North Carolina
Period: June
287 pages · Hardcover · G. P. Putnam's Sons