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Four Strangers, One Retreat Center, A Story of Transformation

Sharon Garlough Brown tells the moving story of four strangers as they embark together on a journey ofspiritual formation:

Hannah, a pastor who doesn't realize how exhausted she is.

Meg, a widow and recent empty-nester who is haunted by her past.

Mara, a woman who has experienced a lifetime of rejection and is now trying to navigatea difficult marriage.

Charissa, a hard-working graduate student who wants to get things right.

You're invited to join these four women as they reluctantly arrive at a retreat center and find themselves drawn out of their separate storiesof isolation and struggle and into a collective journey of spiritual practice, mutual support and personal revelation.

Along the way, readers will find:



- Key spiritual practices that they can take into their own lives,

- A castof characters that any reader can find themselves in, and



- Tangible support for the deeper life with God.

If you want to travel this journey with others, you will find a group study guide and book club resources at www.sensibleshoesclub.com.



Sharon Garlough Brown is a spiritual director, speaker, and cofounder of Abiding Way Ministries, providing spiritual formation retreats and resources. She is the author of the bestselling Sensible Shoes Series of novels, which includes Sensible Shoes, Two Steps Forward, Barefoot, An Extra Mile, and their study guides.



1. Invitation to a Journey

2. The Pilgrimage Begins

3. Exploring the Heart of God

4. Learning to Linger

5. Come and See

6. Hiding and Seeking

7. Walking Attentively

8. Intimacy and Encounter

9. Found at theCrossroads

10. Deeper into the Wilderness

11. Lightening the Load

12. Walking Together in the Love of God

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Discussion Guide