I just couldn't get into this book. It was gift and just not my style.
Here's the Amazon review:
Father Tim, a cherished small-town rector, is the steadfast soldier in this beloved slice of life story set in an American village where the grass is still green, the pickets are still white, and the air still smells sweet. The rector's forthright secretary, Emma Garret, worries about her employer, as she sees past his Christian cheerfulness into his aching loneliness. Slowly but surely, the empty places in Father Tim's heart do get filled. First with a gangly stray dog, later with a seemingly stray boy, and finally with the realization that he is stumbling into love with his independent and Christian-wise next-door neighbor. Much more than a gentle love story, this is a homespun tale about a town of endearing characters-- including a mysterious jewel thief--who are as quirky and popular as those of Mayberry, R.F.D. --Gail Hudson

Released on Saturday, April 17, 2004 at U of M Pierpont Commons in Ann Arbor, Michigan USA.

Left on table in the coffee shop downstairs at 10am this morning. When I walked by 2 hours later the book was gone. Hope someone enjoys reading it.