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Sisterchicks Down Under (Sisterchicks #4)
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 isol...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
March 31st 2005
by Multnomah Books
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Thank you Robin Jones Gunn for creating a series to reach me at this age and stage of my life! Reading these books are like "chicken soup for MY soul." Each one leaves me with a renewed appreciation for the friends and family I hold dear and offers me something to meditate on and pray about. As I went with the Sisterchicks to New Zealand and Australia, I found myself earnestly praying for openness. All too often I am closed off and missing out on the b...more
I know this book is geared to middle aged women but I like it and there is a whole series. It is about stepping out of the box and your comfort zone. It's nice and light and a great fast read.
I love the verse that she starts out with:
Mostly what God does is love you.
Keep company with Him and learn a life of love.
Observe how Christ loved us.
His love was not cautious but extravagant.
He didn't love in order to get something from us
but to give everything of Himself to us.
Love like that.
Ephesians 5:2
Some favorite quotes:
I knew He never wasted any life experience... I hadn't asked Him what His dreams were for me. page 31
It's amazing how a few sincere, affirming words from a woman you admir...more
Mostly what God does is love you.
Keep company with Him and learn a life of love.
Observe how Christ loved us.
His love was not cautious but extravagant.
He didn't love in order to get something from us
but to give everything of Himself to us.
Love like that.
Ephesians 5:2
Some favorite quotes:
I knew He never wasted any life experience... I hadn't asked Him what His dreams were for me. page 31
It's amazing how a few sincere, affirming words from a woman you admir...more
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 Ch...more
When Kathleen is pushed out of her comfort zone by her husband's career opportunity, she finds that God has a special friendship in store for her. The chatty intimate writing style sounds like your best friend telling you all about her three months in New Zealand. Women who enjoy lattes and shopping will identify with the characters. Those who have traveled to New Zealand or Australia will be nodding in amused appreciation of Gunn's cultural allusions.
This book was wonderful. I love the detail that Robin gives in her books of the places visited. It felt just like I was right there with the Chicks. I love the friendships that are told in these books. They are sweet, but real. Makes you wish you had a best friend just like the ones in each book. This is a great series to read if you love friendship books. There is a life lesson to learn in each book.
This was the first of this series that I read and I actually listened to it. I loved the relationship between the two main characters. What a great example of Christian friendship. After reading this book I really wanted to visit Australia, but also felt that I had been there and seen the sights. This was a great book on several different levels. I highly recommend this series.
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Beautiful story about forgiveness, and opening the healing doors of our hearts if we let our girlfriends guide us to God's healing. The only thing I didn't like as much about this book was a lot of sarcasm, but that is just not my style. I am always touched by how each adventure can lead us closer to God, and help us see our world, even if it's turned "upside down".
An enjoyable read but note that there are strong Christian overtones. I liked the point that forgiveness can bring you further in your life. And their visits to sightseeing locations in Australia were fun to follow. A strong female friendship in a book is always a plus for me.
Love the quote from page 79... What would my life look like if I started to love extravagantly?.... The message rings beautifully throughout the book... Love God and love people. Not one or the other. It has to be both!
This is a lighthearted fast read. The book was a gift and while I enjoyed the story and wouldn't be opposed to reading more in the series, I won't be going out of my way to make it happen.
I enjoyed all the SisterChicks books. Some are funnier than the others. They all are inspirational and motivational to get out of our ruts...find our dream and set goals.
The descriptions of where Lord of the Rings was filmed added to the story. Loved how it showed 2 women can meet by chance and form a lasting bond.
about female Christian friendships and the gifts you receive just by sharing life with another friend - very light read - this is my third - picked up my first at a Christian bookstore during Hurricane Ivan for a steal - was better than her other two books I've read - made me want to visit Australia one day
It says I read this book in January. I don't remember it & Talking Books sent it back to me in August. (8/22-23/11)
I love all the Sisterchick books & they are just as good the second time around as the first time. It's always harder to pick something up from the spoken word than it is when it was read. It's kind of like, "I think I've heard this before." But with Sisterchicks, it doesn't matter if you've heard it before, it's still good. You can still laugh & still nod your head in a...more
I love all the Sisterchick books & they are just as good the second time around as the first time. It's always harder to pick something up from the spoken word than it is when it was read. It's kind of like, "I think I've heard this before." But with Sisterchicks, it doesn't matter if you've heard it before, it's still good. You can still laugh & still nod your head in a...more
I enjoyed getting into the characters and it was a good relaxing read.
Great inspirational Christian book - easy read - perfect for vacation.
one of my favs from this series. was very funny in lots of parts.
a great quick read and definitely made me want to visit Austrailia
enjoyable quick read...another book that makes me want to travel to New Zealand/Australia area. :)
Mum bought this while in NZ and recommended it to me when she came home. It's the first Sisterchicks book I've read, but from what I've heard other people say, it's quite different from her other books, in that the women don't know each other prior to this book. Anyway, I loved it! A foreigner's view on New Zealand - hilarious! Especially since there were so many things I could recognize in it. Oh, and I got quite a thrill when they started talking about NZ slang, and I actually understood every...more
quick fun reading
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Lit & Latte, February 2012: one of my favorite selections for this book club! A beautiful travelogue. Truly put New Zealand and Australia on my bucket list!!
Sweet and endearing-with likable characters, an intriguing setting, and more than a couple of great laughs. I particularly loved the bubble bath catastrophe! Hilarious!
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This was the first Sisterchicks book I read. I really liked the way Robin Gunn weaves God's words and truths through the text, without hitting you over the head with the "Bible". I learned a lot about God's extravagant love, and how HE has dreams for ME, and how He will pursue us in order for us to finally let him love us.
This book was wonderful ... one of the best yet! Not only was it a wonderful "armchair travel" to New Zealand and Australia, it was an inspirational story of loving extravagantly and living life to the fullest. Lots of fun, laughs, a few tears; a thoroughly enjoyable, easy read, but lots to think about for days to come!
There's not much to say about this one. I thought the Sisterchicks idea was a neat way of describing the relationships women have with other women. As I am reading it it felt like one of those teen romance novels except the teens are now middle age empty nesters. I guess it is a good read if you have a few hours to waste.
I'm half-way through. It's a decent story with mid-life characters (a bit older than me and at a different time of life). It's not elegant or deep writing, but there's a nice message that's not too preachy. And, it's set in New Zealand and Austrailia, so that's interesting.
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Robin’s first grade teacher wrote on her report card, “Robin keeps the entire class entertained at rug time with her stories.”
Even with such an early affirmation, Robin didn’t think much about becoming a writer during high school or college. She was more intrigued by the idea of traveling to foreign lands and telling people about God’s love.
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Even with such an early affirmation, Robin didn’t think much about becoming a writer during high school or college. She was more intrigued by the idea of traveling to foreign lands and telling people about God’s love.
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