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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100670031208
ISBN-139780670031207
eBay Product ID (ePID)2347844
Product Key Features
Book TitleShepherds Abiding
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicReligious, General
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorJan Karon
Book SeriesA Mitford Novel Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight20.8 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-060096
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Series Volume Number8
Dewey Decimal813.54
Grade ToUP
SynopsisSince he was a boy growing up in Missisippi, Father Tim has lived what he calls the life of the mind. Except for cooking and gardening and washing his dog, he never learned to savor the work of his hands. And then he finds a derelict nativity scene twenty figures, including a flock of sheep, that have suffered the indignities of time and neglect.Could he give the small company new life? Restore the camel s ear, repaint every piece, replace a missing nose on a wise man? You can t teach an old dog new tricks he reminds himself. It s when he imagines the excitement in Cynthia s eyes that he steps up to the plate and begins a small journey of faith that touches everyone around him.The eighth novel in the bestselling Mitford Years series is a meditation on the best of all presents the gift of one s heart. Lovingly written and beautifully illustrated, it seeks to restore the true Christmas spirit and give everyone a seat at Mitford s holiday table.", Since he was a boy growing up in Missisippi, Father Tim has lived what he calls "the life of the mind." Except for cooking and gardening and washing his dog, he never learned to savor the work of his hands. And then he finds a derelict nativity scene--twenty figures, including a flock of sheep, that have suffered the indignities of time and neglect.Could he give the small company new life? Restore the camel's ear, repaint every piece, replace a missing nose on a wise man? "You can't teach an old dog new tricks!" he reminds himself. It's when he imagines the excitement in Cynthia's eyes that he steps up to the plate--and begins a small journey of faith that touches everyone around him.The eighth novel in the bestselling Mitford Years series is a meditation on the best of all presents--the gift of one's heart. Lovingly written and beautifully illustrated, it seeks to restore the true Christmas spirit and give everyone a seat at Mitford's holiday table.