Mitford seemed like any other small town I’ve seen in Hallmark’s programming. At times, it felt like there were too many characters and storylines. Because this book has elements of mystery, but is not a mystery novel, the overall sense of urgency was low. But there are a series of mysteries that are drawn out throughout the text. Similar to Saint Maybe, At Home in Mitford is mostly a “slice of life” story.
It’s details like these that make the characters and the story itself feel realistic. Within a paragraph, Jan takes the time to mention the snacks they purchased, saying “they went into the empty row with a box of popcorn, a Diet Sprite, a Coke, and a box of Milk Duds”. In the book, Father Tim and Cynthia go to the movies. Jan’s emphasis on detail was one of At Home in Mitford’s strengths! An example is when things are being listed off. So, I didn’t know what to expect from the book. Like I mentioned in the introduction, I have never read anything by Jan Karon before. Have you read Jan Karon‘s work before? What are your thoughts on her writing? But since I didn’t know if I would like the series, I just bought the first book. At the sale, they had the whole series available for purchase. Since I never got to read any of the books before the movie aired, I was curious to see how different the book was from the film. I became interested in reading the series before the adaptation’s premiere, as I heard so many good things about it. Two years ago, I purchased a used copy of At Home in Mitford at a library book sale. How did you acquire this movie’s respective source material?
While I’m not sure if this information is accurate, I have heard Jan Karon, the author of the Mitford series, didn’t promote the film. I also remember the movie didn’t receive an encore presentation, as is customary for the majority of Hallmark productions.
Their disapproval of the casting led the movie to be one of the lowest viewed films on Hallmark Channel that year, with 1.34 million viewers. This news made fans upset, due to the fact both Andie and Cameron were younger than their characters were described in the book. The biggest news associated with the project was the casting of Cameron Mathison and Andie MacDowell as Father Tim Kavanagh and Cynthia Coppersmith. I remember when Hallmark’s adaptation was announced four years ago. At Home in Mitford poster created by Crown Media Family Networks and Hallmark Channel 1.
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