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Sisterchicks Down Under (Sisterchicks Series #4) | 
 enlarge | Author: Robin Jones Gunn
Publisher: Multnomah Publishers
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 195941
Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 159052411X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781590524114
ASIN: 159052411X
Publication Date: March 31, 2005
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Product Description
Kathleen joins her husband for a three-month trip to New Zealand when he’s hired by a film studio in Wellington. Leaving behind all that is familiar in her comfortable corner in Southern California, she realizes that the past twenty years have been so tightly woven into the life of her only daughter that she’s not sure who she is on her own or with her husband. In her isolation, Kathleen begins to contemplate reinventing herself, but before her crazy schemes take flight, she meets Jill at the Chocolate Fish cafA . Even though the two women are very different at first glance, they find they share a common Sisterchick heart and instantly forge a friendship that takes them on a journey where both Kathleen and Jill find that God has returned to them the truest part of themselves that was set aside so many years ago.
Topsy-Turvy Down Under
SISTERCHICK TM n.: a friend who shares the deepest wonders of your heart, loves you like a sister, and provides a reality check when you’re being a brat.
When Kathleen and her husband, Tony, pack up and fly off to New Zealand for Tony’s three-month film job, Kathleen discovers more than her geography has flip-flopped. In the land down under, comfort food comes in a jar labeled “Vegemite,” gardens sprout hobbit statues, and, if you’re not careful, you just might venture into the Chocolate Fish cafA with feathers in your hair.
Of course, the feathers could open up a conversation with fellow diner Jill, also a California girl and an instant SISTERCHICK. Together they take in a performance at the Sydney Opera House; hold “hands” with a mama kangaroo and greet her in-pocket joey; watch dolphins surf the New Zealand waves; and discover that, in a topsy-turvy land where “Bob’s your uncle” is a statement that actually makes sense, one’s heart is likely to fall head over heels into a deeper sense of God’s love.
Story Behind the Book
“My motivation for the Sisterchicksa books came from being involved with so many women who get halfway through life and shipwreck their faith or their families in search of themselves. I wanted to write a book that extols faithfulness and shines the light on God’s plan for a woman’s life, which is always more gigantic and more mysterious than she ever first believed. On the edge of my heart sits a constant prayer for the reader who lifts the covers of these books and snuggles in for a cozy read. My prayer is that she will be filled with hope and will come closer than ever to the One who loves to sprinkle His wonders over our days.”
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 Another Sister Chick romp April 25, 2005
armchairinterviews.com (Minnesota)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Reviewed by Andrea Sisco
In SisterChicks Down Under by Robin Jones Gunn, Kathleen, an empty nester from Southern California, and her husband Tony fly to New Zealand for a three-month adventure. Or is it an adventure? Tony has his work for a film studio in Wellington and Kathleen has, well, Kathleen has a garage apartment without a car, television, telephone or clothes dryer. Her only daughter is in the United States as are all of Kathleen's friends. There are days in New Zealand where it's difficult for Deb to get up in the morning.
Just as Kathleen is contemplating her plight and a strong desire to return to the United States, she meets Jill at the Chocolate Fish Cafe. Although the women are different in many ways, they share a faith in God and a Sisterchick heart. The bond of friendship takes them on a journey where they learn the importance of friendship, acceptance and forgiveness, all with God's help and guidance.
SisterChicks Down Under is a novel that celebrates friendship and God's relationship with all of us. I found myself wanting to have a special adventure with my women friends.
 Another Wonderful Sisterchick adventure. May 10, 2005
Mandi (Southeast USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I sat down to read some of this book, and wound up reading it all in one sitting! As always Robin has given us a wild fun adventure to call our own.
Out of this series of book this is probably my second favorite. I will definatly read it again. A great transport to another place!
the best one yet May 10, 2005
Trudy Lynn (kzoo, mi)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
i have read all of Robin's books and i think this is the best one yet! humor and fast paced fun. what a wonderful vacation and friendship Kathy and Jill shared.
A hilarious and hopeful approach to middle age August 23, 2005
FaithfulReader.com (New York, New York)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
At that ominous mid-life juncture, 45-year-old native Californian Kathleen Salerno responds with what she hopes is selfless, optimistic enthusiasm to her husband Tony's announcement of his three-month stint in Wellington, New Zealand, working as a film editor at Jackamond Studios. Realizing that this is Tony's big career break, how can Kathleen say no? Especially since their daughter is in college, and this mid-life mom realizes she can use a jump into the unknown...or down under. Sadly, real life rarely falls in line with one's preconceptions and dreamy illusions, which Kathleen discovers immediately after landing in the country recently renowned for hobbits and assorted other worldly inhabitants.
Checking out their miniscule bungalow-style house, Kathleen spies some jumbo-sized men's briefs, displayed in all their glory on a drying rack within the confines of her new bathroom. Making light of this surprising addition to their compact living quarters, Kathleen soon realizes that for the next three months she'll be going without a clothes dryer, a car, Cheerios, or a friend to share a bowl over. By the second week of self-pity, she experiences an epiphany-like moment by way of a bike, her husband's concern, and a question. Kathleen, understandably overwhelmed by "primitive" life in New Zealand, realizes Tony's past sacrifices on her behalf --- and suddenly longs to give back to him the gift of contentment in spite of herself. With obvious relief, Tony heads back to his day job and Kathleen makes it her task to find the gumption within to make the most of this temporary jaunt into understanding her uncharacteristically hesitant mindset.
With thoughts of lovely chocolate invading her awakening subconscious, Kathleen ventures beyond the local grocery to a coffee shop named The Chocolate Fish, where she is initiated into the charming local custom of doing something well in exchange for a chocolate fish, a four-inch long marshmallow sweet treat that has Kathleen smiling despite herself. When good things occur, the space is often small between them...and in Kathleen's case this truism is no exception.
While she sits sipping her mocha, Kathleen greets and meets another Californian native, Jill, with whom she shares the same hometown, two orange trees, and best of all, renewed hope. Jill and the newly dubbed Kathy become soul mates from the get-go and traverse the city, the country, and even Australia during Kathleen's stay. During their wanderings both women unveil their hearts and fears, and learn to accept their ever-altering life transitions, secure that God's love is guiding their steps. Each friend offers something the other has need of, perspective and a gentle generosity of spirit.
By the end of the allotted three months down under, Kathleen is surprised how grievous she feels to leave her newly adopted home. Yet, through the lessons she gleans from her New Zealand friends, her realization of life's constant change, and a subtle yet powerful shift in her spirit, Kathleen understands that no matter where she finds her home, those she loves remain with her --- and there's no better comfort than this.
Robin Jones Gunn makes traversing mid-life seem almost welcoming, because she has that rare gift of communicating hope amidst trial and inner chaos. Not one to shirk the need for self-assessment, this author has found an effective mode of gently lending some instruction to women who sometimes feel overwrought and undone by life's unexpected curves. Women and older teens will relish this newest installment in Gunn's Sisterchicks series. Who says growing older can't be fun if you have a friend to share the journey?
--- Reviewed by Michele Howe
Another Great Chick Adventure October 9, 2005
Virginia Smith (Kentucky USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The latest installment of the Sisterchick series has two forty-something chicks -- Kathleen and Jill -- exploring New Zealand and Australia. More wonderfully laughable antics and moments of heartwarming growth, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact, I think this might be my favorite so far.
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