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Robin Jones Gunn (Author)
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September 28, 2004
Two Canadian sisters inherit beachfront property in Mexico and take off on an adventure to claim their inheritance. They travel opulently by cruise ship to Ensenada and survive a rocky trip through Baja California, only to be shocked when they arrive in San Felipe. Their beachfront property is, indeed, on the beach, but the “structure” is a cement slab and the Airstream trailer their uncle parked on the property in the early 1960s! With the help of a few locals, the Canadian cuties figure out what to do with their less-than-desirable legacy. The true gift, they find, is that they are reconnected as sisters and discover that everything that happened along the way was part of God’s plan.

Say Olé the Sisterchick Way !

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.

Canadian sisters Melanie and Joanne are stunned to hear they’ve inherited their uncle’s beachfront summerhouse in Mexico. With a snap, a trip is planned: They’ll travel opulently by cruise ship to Ensenada, zip over to San Felipe, sign a few papers at the bank, and the tropical hideaway will be theirs.

What they don’t expect is a spa treatment gone loco, snails and cactus on their dinner plates, risky ocean dips, a cross-country desert drive, a dishy doctor, or a Federale who doesn’t speak English! Fortunately, some problems really can be solved with coconut cake and, if necessary, a water fight. The beachfront property—and what it takes to get them there—becomes a gift beyond their wildest wishes as these Sisterchicks relinquish themselves to the dreams God has for them...all under the sombrero of His grace.

Story Behind the Book

A year ago in July, an associate from my publishing house walked up to my friend and I and said, “You need to go on a cruise.” She grinned and told us that she had a cruise package she couldn’t use and it would be her delight to see my editor and me go to Mexico on a Sisterchick adventure. After we got over the shock, we gratefully made arrangements to go cruisin’ in December. What a time we had! Was it research or was it recharging of our creative efforts? Both! The result is the third Sisterchicks novel, Sisterchicks in Sombreros! I love it when God does His God things. His eye is on the sparrow, or in this case, Robin and her Sisterchick friend!

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Gunn's third Sisterchicks novel offers the expected chick-lit emphasis on female friendship, enhanced by this series' usual formula of a girlfriends' getaway. In this case, the "sisterchicks" are actual sisters—two 40-something Canadian women who inherit what they are told is prime real estate on the coast of Mexico, and run for the border to check it out. Melanie, the book's narrator, is a born organizer and worrywart who, rather predictably, discovers joy in Christ and in her free-spirit sister Joanne, a saintly idealist with a character-saving dash of fun. Although the novel is preachy at times, many Christian women will identify with these sisters and their entertaining exploits, from their highs (a chocolate-laden luxury cruise, a hint of romance) to their lows (being ripped off at a rental car firm, battling las cucarachas during an unexpected detour). Gunn writes with humor and a deep understanding of the power of women's intimacy.
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About the Author

Robin Jones Gunn grew up in Southern California and began writing for publication in 1985 when her children were young. Her storytelling attention turned to writing novels for teens as a result of being involved with her husband, Ross, in full-time youth ministry for over 20 years. Recently, Robin began writing the Sisterchick novels for women who are ready for God to meet them in new ways as they enter the next season of life. Robin and Ross live near Portland, Oregon , and have a twenty-year old son and a teenage daughter.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Multnomah Publishers (September 28, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 159052229X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590522295
  • Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.8 x 8.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #307,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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You are warmly invited to visit Robin's website at www.robingunn.com. Be sure to sign up for the Robin's Nest Newsletter and have a browse in the Online Shop.

Over the past 25 years Robin has written 70 books with over 4 million copies sold.

She started writing for teens when the girls in her church youth group challenged her to write stories for them. It took 2 years and 10 rejections before the first Christy Miller novel was published in 1988. Since then the tales of these Forever Friends have continued. The Christy Miller series was followed by the Sierra Jensen series, Christy and Todd the College Years and the Katie Weldon series.

As Robin's readers grew older they asked for more stories about characters their age. The 8 book Glenbrooke series was launched followed by the Sisterchicks(R) series and a variety of standalone destination novels including "Under a Maui Moon" and "Canary Island Song".

Join Robin Jones Gunn on her facebook public figure page where she frequently posts updates on her latest travel or writing adventure.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
AWESOME!!! March 9, 2005
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I loved this book. Took me about three hours to read from beginning to end! I couldn't put it down and you won't either! The story is a great one, of two sisters who have inheritated a beach front property in Mexico and go down to sign some bank papers, taking a cruise to get there part away. They have some mishaps which will make you laugh and want to have a robe just like them!

They become closer to each other and to the Lord, one already believing and the other drawing nearer every day. They meet a few interesting people and learn about others and ways of life along the way.

You won't want to miss out on this book and I will be looking forward to all the others!! BRAVO!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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In an interview on FaithfulReader.com earlier this year, I asked Robin Jones Gunn if her "sisterchick" characters would always be sisters in Christ; she answered, "This will be an interesting angle to explore in these books." Little did I know --- and savvy of her not to say --- that her next book, already written, would address this angle. Fortysomething sisters Joanne and Melanie are certainly not diametrically opposed; Joanne does attend church, after all. But while Melanie's life is centered on her personal relationship with God, Joanne's is centered on the daily dilemmas of family life.

For Joanne, the devil is in the details: organizing and planning have become a form of serenity. When the sisters discover that they have inherited a vague piece of property in Mexico, Joanne is the one who tries to make everything flow perfectly. Jones Gunn has used this character device in the first two Sisterchicks books, mainly to show that things are out of our hands --- humans can't try to make things go the way they want them to. Here, she quietly but effectively shows that Joanne has allowed her need for control to cover up her lack of inner peace. The women start off on a cruise ship because of their aunt's generosity and well-maintained status as a preferred passenger on the line. When they run into an eccentric and likable group of women throwing a fabulous chocolate-tasting party, they first hear the term "sisterchicks" --- and Joanne sees in those spontaneous, exuberant ladies qualities that she not only lacks, but also covets.

Soon, Joanne gets the opportunity for spontaneity when she and Melanie discover that they are going to have to rent a car and drive to their deceased uncle's property in order to meet a legal deadline. When they then arrive and see that their inheritance is apparently a lot containing an Airstream trailer, they're a bit downcast. Guess what? They haven't seen the big picture --- and when they do, Joanne is so amazed that she opens up to her sister's spiritual guidance in an entirely new way.

Like the earlier Sisterchicks books, the characters experience both joys and difficulties, and these are interwoven with scenes from the local culture that are meant to show sisterchicks can learn from experiences quite foreign to them. In SISTERCHICKS ON THE LOOSE they took a Finnish sauna and in SISTERCHICKS DO THE HULA tried a Hawaiian lei-making class. The sombrero-sporting sisterchicks wind up needing overnight accommodations and meet an extremely poor and generous Mexican woman who embodies Christian hospitality. It is a credit to Jones Gunn that she does not allow this character to lapse into stereotype or flatness.

At the end of the interview, Jones Gunn wrote, "Being a sisterchick...becomes a validation that within the heart of a sisterchick grows a deeply rooted relationship with Christ." Melanie experiences growth (and will probably experience some change, too), but it is Joanne whose sisterchick experience, newly hatched as it were, is most interesting in this installment.

--- Reviewed by Bethanne Kelly Patrick
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EXCELLENT READ!! July 18, 2011
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These sisters are typical siblings that have grown up and desire to have a better relationship than when they were kids. I can identify with so much of how this went in my own life and it made me love the book even more.

Joanne shows a lifestyle in the Lord to Melanie that makes Melanie desire to know Christ for herself. I just loved the trust and faith in all circumstances that Joanne had in the Lord: a true depiction of having a peace that passes all understanding. Although Joanne doesn't preach AT Melanie, Melanie saw the Lord. Again I say, EXCELLENT!

I loved this book so much by Robin that if I ever see the opportunity to read a book by her I will NOT hesitate. I definitely put Robin Jones Gunn among the list of my favorite authors and would recommend this book to anyone.
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This is a great book about the relationship between two sisters and an adventure of a lifetime. It's a great beach read, light and easy but thought-provoking. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Julia Hill
This book makes 'middle-age' sound fun to me, a teenager!
Robin Jones Gunn is one of my favorite authors, and her books almost always are written for one audience but are appreciated by a much wider group of people. Read more
Published 11 months ago by bookblogger15
Give yourself a breath of fresh air
The Sister Chick series is wonderful! Each book is a quick and light read, between the heavier tomes into which we delve. Thanks for sending this book on to me so quickly. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dawn Pen
Got to love the Sisterchick series
This was my least favorite of the Sisterchick series and I gave it four stars. Enough being said... You ought to read it!
Published 16 months ago by D. Bennett
Light-hearted, sister-bonding, good for laughs and inward thinking
I didn't expect to "especially" enjoy this book. It just happened to be our book club's May selection. But - for me - it was a great surprise! Read more
Published 24 months ago by W. Crandall
Sisterchicks in Sombreros
Great transaction. Book was in good shape and I enjoyed it very much. Went to my bookclub meeting last night!
Published on July 1, 2009 by Debra Zoerner
Fun, Fun, Fun.
I love these books. Fun and light hearted, but watch out you'll be touched by them. It always makes me miss my friends and want to travel more! Easy to read. Read more
Published on June 10, 2009 by Denise Hyde
An adventurous trip to Mexico plus a tale of the relationship of two...
This was my first "Sisterchicks" book,and it won't be the last one I read!
I really enjoyed reading about these sister's misadventures on their trip to Mexico and what it was... Read more
Published on June 5, 2009 by Christine H.
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This is the perfect chick lit to have on hand when the reader just wants to relax and enjoy a funny story. Read more
Published on September 26, 2008 by Sally
Mexico adventure
I am so glad I found the sisterchick books. As someone who has a really bad case of wanderlust, I love to read of other people's travel adventures. Read more
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Last November, on the last Saturday of the month, I stood in the garage untangling a string of twinkle lights and thought, Who came up with the term Father Christmas? Read the first page
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cruise pass, pastry box, car rental place, dancing ladies, extra towels, beachfront property
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Aunt Winnie, Rosa Lupe, San Felipe, Boxcar Children, Mei Lee, Joanna Banana, Platinum Crown, Baja Peninsula, Costa del Sur, Cove Lounge
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