Jan Karon

American author, 1937-. (Born: Janice Meredith Wilson in Lenoir, N.C.)

Her novels are set in the fictional community of Mitford, North Carolina. In publication order they are:

• [At Home at Mitford]?, published 1994
  
• [A Light in the Window]?, published 1995
  
• [These High, Green Hills]?, published 1997
  
• [Out to Canaan]?, published 1999
  
• [A New Song]?, published 2000
  
• [[A Common Life: the Wedding Story]], published 2001

Her books for children are:

• [Jeremy, the tale of an honest bunny]?, published 2000?
  
• [Miss Fannie's Hat]?, published 1998
• [The Mitford Snowmen]?, published 2001

Other books:

• [[Patches of Godlight: Father Tim's favorite quotes]], published 2001, religious quotes used in the Mitford series.

Ms. Karon retired from a career in advertising to write. Among her awards are an ABBY Honor award for books in the Mitford series.

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