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Gardenias for Breakfast: A Women of Faith Novel

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"Gardenias for Breakfast" is one of Robin Jones Gunn's best! As a middle age woman I related to the importance of female relationships in the family. "Gardenias" reenforces the importance of mending tears in family relations as well as opening our eyes to the fact that our perceptions of situations change at different stages and ages of our life.
Abby, the main character, is on the trip of a lifetime due to her brother's need for a favor. Throughout this trip, Abby becomes aware of how God is working in the life of others and how He changes people. She is made aware of how He is working in her life and protecting her and her family. She realizes how insightful her teenage daughter has become. She also realizes the need for change and a different perspective on situations she may have believed were one way, yet were more likely another.
This book made me rethink my family female relationships and how I "see" them. Maybe I need to look deeper and at a different side.
Robin Jones Gunn's "Sisterchick" series is still my favorite.

I've read all of Robin's women's novels and found this to be my favorite. Her beautifully metaphorical writing about mother/daughter relationships in four generations of one family just struck chord after chord with me. In fact, I've been inspired to take a road trip with my daughters to create our own memories. I highly recommend this book!

What a marvelous tale of the journey of a mother, Abby, and her daughter, Hannah, across mainland USA--and a journey to a healing of relationships for all the women in the family! Abby gets island fever living in Hawaii and dreams of taking her 12-year-old daughter, Hannah to the mainland. Specifically, she wants to take her to Louisiana to bond with Grand Lady, Abby's grandmother. Abby's brother calls her with an offer that makes her dream come true. He wants her to drive his SUV from his home in Washington to Atlanta--and pay all her expenses. Abby's husband and son elect to stay in Hawaii and run the family business while Abby and Hannah take off for the adventure of their lives. I loved this book so much! I would rate it with more than 5 stars if I could. This book is exceptional. Every woman is a daughter even if she isn't a mother..and every woman should read this book. The Mother/Daughter relationship is very complex and we see how complex it is with 4 living generations of women (and Grand Lady talks about her relationship with her long-dead mother, so that makes 5).

This is a touching story of a mother and daughter who travel cross country on a journey to their past. Along the way they meet numerous long-lost relatives and have some adventures, but the real story starts when they get to Louisiana. I was touched by the growth in the relationship of mother and daughter in this story. It is made more real by the mother's relationship to her own mother being rocky, and unrealistic expectations of the past. The author does a great job of weaving faith into the story, and keeps the story real-I felt like these were real characters, as they had real, not picture perfect, relationships with each other. A great read for any mother and daughter or woman in your family.

Excellent easy read, but it still really hits home. Every female should read this - it is a wonderful story of mothers & daughters and the pain and love we feel for each other! I read this in one weekend!!!!

Robin Gunn has doe me in! She has weaved a coming to age story with a story about middle age and what is like to be aged. The characters in this book: "Grand Lady", Aunt Peg and Uncle Buck and all the other relatives Hannah and Abby encounter could be my relatives. Forgiveness is the underlying theme waiting to take your brethe away as you become a part of this mother and daughter journey. This is the kind of book you will won't be able to put down and will want to read again like an old friend. enjoy!

I really enjoyed this book enough to pass it on to my personal assistant and bodyguard's sister. For it really hits home. The amazing healing power within us to forgive is richly embedded within the story. All three women have a strong will and spirit. I recommend it as a special gift to someone.

Teresa Phillips, Amish author.
Author of, "Leaving Lancaster County."

The author of this book is a master at painting pictures with her words. You feel as if you were standing there with the characters, feeling their emotions. This is a wonderful story about intergenerational struggles. A focus on the women in this strong family creates a communion with individuals who sometimes struggle with getting along with their moms. It leaves you with the desire and motivation to open up the lines of communication and fight for the precious gift of family ties. This author is a strong Christian that overflows with God's grace; and , inspires you to run to the Lord with the desire to strenthen your personal relationship with Him. A fabulous, feel good book.

gardenias for breakfast by robin jones gunn
a daughter and her mom on vacation from Hawaii, come to seattle and with her brothers van head to see the US, on their way to have the daughter meet
the grandmother in louisianna for the first time. they get to experience a lot of new things, snow, birth of a llama, death of a dog, getting her brothers car
to lousisianna, desert and other terrains, car problems,
they also get to bond while on this trip staying with other family members for a night as well.

This was a great pick for my book club. Well written, thought provoking, even comical in spots. It certainly touched on many issues concerning mothers and daughters going thru their "passages".