Out to Canaan #4 by Jan Karon (Mitford Years, Good, 1997, Pbk, 352 pages, Penguin)

Used in good condition: cover and pages have light wear; an indication the bottom of some pages got damp at one time (see picture). ISBN 0140265686

Millions 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.