Gardenias for Breakfast (Women of Faith Fiction)

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!!!!

"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).

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!