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Sisterchicks Down Under (Sisterchicks Series #4)
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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 caf. 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 caf 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 Sisterchicks 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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Item Specifications...
Pages 288
Dimensions: Length: 8.2" Width: 5.1" Height: 0.6"
Weight: 0.45 lbs.
Release Date Mar 31, 2005
Publisher MULTNOMAH PUBLISHING #200
ISBN 159052411X
EAN 9781590524114
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 | Relatable to me Oct 11, 2008 |
I found the this story to be something I could totally identify from Kathy's point of view. Kathy becomes an expat in Austrailia for a few months. She leaves everything she knows her neighborhood, church, and friends. When she comes to her new home country she becomes depressed because of everything she left behind, until one day she walks into the Chocolate Fish cafe and meets Jill. She finds a kindred spirit in this woman who has her own problems she is dealing with. In this story both help each other to heal the depression that has creeped into their lives.
I saw myself in Kathy's shoes from the beginning... in a new country (I have been an expat living overseas for quite awhile) and trying to make a new homebase with new friends.
Also, I loved the descriptions of Australia and New Zealand the author includes. It is like reading a travelogue with an uplifing message every time I read one of Robin's sister chick books. Thanks, for writing this lovely stories about travel and friendship!
I would definitely recommend this book to travel lovers especially those who love to travel with good friends old and new.
I cannot wait to start the next sister chick adventure. | | |  | Discovering the land down under Oct 30, 2007 |
Sisterchicks Down Under does not live up to Sisterchicks Do the Hula. I credit the author with writing woman-positive story interwoven with Christian themes. In this book, the author explores the Crucifixion, with what could be a powerful climax. (Biblical passages and themes support the story throughout.) However, I was so bored by the end that I totally missed the climax.
Descriptions of New Zealand and Australia were impeccable. I felt like I was the one on vacation! I actually want to visit both countries, or at least tap into their cultures via the world wide web! What bored me was the dialogue. It was completely lackluster. The dialogue is often filled with jokes between Kathy and Jill, our heroines. But, to me, the jokes weren't funny, and I couldn't believe that two grown women would find them to be. The joke on the flight to Australia was incredibly lame; I was embarrassed for them (and they're fictitious!!!). Kathy's incident with the bubbles quickly grew stale. I was constantly put to sleep by this book. In fact, I wanted to drop it, but I'm one not to do so.
Chick lit isn't for me, even when it's Christian themed. I give this book three stars because it's perfect chick lit for women who want to read something "clean cut" as opposed to the usual trash sticking up the genre. The author knows her "land down under" culture, introducing new colloquialisms throughout the text.
Another reason for three stars? The book doesn't have a syruppy ending. It's quite realistic, but you'll have to get to the very last chapter to find out why! | | |  | Sisterchicks Dow Under Mar 24, 2007 |
| I cried with this story brought a part of me that I had hide of a long loss. God is so wonderful to use things to prompt our healing. | | | | Another fab entry in the Sisterchicks series Aug 12, 2006 |
| Sisterchicks Down Under by Robin Jones Gunn is another fantastic entry in this Christian series. When Kathleen and her husband head to New Zealand for three months, he fills his time with work. Kathleen finds herself alone like never before until she meets Jill at the local coffee shop. The relationship between Kathleen and Jill is so natural as written by Gunn that it's easy to suspend disbelief in the improbabilities. Together they explore the beauty of New Zealand and God, and both grow as people and friends. This book is everything good chick-lit should be: quick reading, extremely enjoyable, lovable characters, with just a sprinkle of Christianity. Can't wait for the next book! | | | | Sisterchicks Down Under Aug 10, 2006 |
| I loved this book. Robin Jones Gunn is quirky and witty with kernals of truth scattered throughout like chicken feed! | | | Write your own review about Sisterchicks Down Under (Sisterchicks Series #4)
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