Sisterchicks
in Gondalas
By Robin Jones Gunn
Retail: $12.99
Mutlnomah Publishers
SISTERCHICK 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 Jenna is invited to Venice for a week of cooking for a small
retreat group, she knows just who to take along: her sister-in-law
Sue. With her Dallas drawl and wild tangle of red hair, Sue
desperately needs her own retreat from the pressures of the past two
years…and blessedly for their guests, Sue actually knows how to cook
(unlike Jenna)!
With about six words of Italian between them, a map, and a keen
appetite for gelato, they puzzle out the lovely city together. During
their stay, Jenna and Sue become victims of grace in ways they never
expected—starting with their accommodations: a restored
fifteenth-century palace on a quiet canal complete with a stairwell
perfect for mattress sledding!
Coming out of a time of dark shadows in their lives, these two
friends dive into a new season of refreshing and realize that sometimes
when serving God, the most important thing to do is just show up…and
watch for goodness and mercy to follow close behind. Come join Jenna and
Sue over boiling pots of pasta in this lilting gondola-paced adventure!
If you have a keen sense of adventure, you will love exploring the world
with Robin Jones Gunn's Sisterchick Series. Sisterchicks
in Gondolas is the latest installment and one of Gunn's finest yet
in this series. Finding God's purpose in mid-life transition
emerges as the main theme, as two sisters-in-law share a retreat in the
Italian city of Venice. Both have experienced recent disappointments and
even tragedy, yet their faith prospers during their time away together.
The author makes sisterhood and friendship into an incredible treasure,
and she uses scripture in a way to challenge, uplift and encourage the
readers. This is an excellent read.
