I picked up Robin Jones Gunn's first book in the "Sisterchicks" series at my favorite bookstore (Goodwill).  I expected it to be "fluffy" in both the literary and spiritual senses, and although I wouldn't classify it in the "deep" or "thought-provoking" category, I was pleasantly surprised.

Sharon has lived calmly in Chinook Springs, Washington, her entire life. All that changes when her best friend of twenty years, Penny, takes an impulsive trip to seek out her only living relatives in Finland -- and brings Sharon with her. The land of reindeer and saunas holds infinite varieties of zaniness for...