AT HOME IN MITFORD - WEEK 11 CHAPTERS 19 - 20

AT HOME IN MITFORD by Jan Karon

Oh my. This week we've got to start off with family feuds and the withholding of forgiveness. Ever seen this in real life? Not always, but often the discord stems from petty things. The fallout is devastating. The bitterness, the resentment that grows, and sometimes it is never righted. Are we surprised that Miss Sadie is wiped out in revisiting this part of her past? Torn between two men that she loves and the secret that she has carried all these years of what actually occurred in Lord's Chapel that dreadful night, Miss Sadie's dreams of the rift healing were demolished. The young lady who so desperately wanted to be a Mrs. remained a Miss. Now, I cannot wait until Father Tim makes it back over to Uncle Billy and Aunt Rose's place to learn what was inscribed on the beam.

If that wasn't enough, Louella's confession about Olivia just adds another layer, doesn't it? Now Olivia has a new heart. She's come through the operation, and we rejoice don't we? And yet, in the middle of that rejoicing we realize that someone else died. Another family is suffering somewhere out there. Olivia has a long road of recovery ahead of her.

How about Dooley opening up about his siblings?

Any comments about the sighting of Barnabas?

Any thoughts on the continuation of the going steady question?