Light from heaven vs These high, green hills: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Church membership, Episcopalians, Timothy Kavanagh, Mitford, North Carolina, Clergy

Cover of Light from heaven

Light from heaven Jan Karon · 2005 ★★★★☆ 4.4 525 pages · ≈ 9 h 43 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of These high, green hills

These high, green hills Jan Karon · 1996 ★★★★☆ 4.3 333 pages · ≈ 6 h 10 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.4 vs 4.3 — either is a safe pick by score.
These high, green hills is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Light from heaven.

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