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Three Moons Over Sedona
Georgia Mae Brown has always lived an ordinary life. That is, until her husband dies in the arms of a younger woman. Six weeks after his death, Georgia slides behind the wheel of her husband’s beloved 1976 Fleetwood convertible, starts the engine and just keeps driving. Empowered by a volatile mix of freedom and retribution, Georgia begins a journey of a lifetime.
Traveling two thousand-miles to Sedona, Arizona, Georgia finds work in a café managed by the kooky proprietor, Trish Martin. Next door, the Moon Tide Gift Shop is owned by the exotic Zoe Atwater, the daughter of screen legend, Gloria Atwater. Befriended by these two flamboyant characters, Georgia finds new life in Sedona, an artisan town surrounded by the magnificent red rock scenery of Oak Creek Canyon. This energizing landscape of mysterious vortexes and new-age spiritualism revitalizes her soul. However, her two new friends have their own agendas, generating a major crisis that takes the three women to LA and a media Hollywood funeral. Georgia is suddenly thrust into the surreal world of A-list movie stars, glamorous Rodeo Drive, and tabloid hell.
Three Moons Over Sedona is an odyssey of the human heart, filled with secrets, regrets and finally forgiveness. Georgia is a survivor who learns that although you can never run away from yourself, you can—through pure determination—become the person you were always meant to be.
Traveling two thousand-miles to Sedona, Arizona, Georgia finds work in a café managed by the kooky proprietor, Trish Martin. Next door, the Moon Tide Gift Shop is owned by the exotic Zoe Atwater, the daughter of screen legend, Gloria Atwater. Befriended by these two flamboyant characters, Georgia finds new life in Sedona, an artisan town surrounded by the magnificent red rock scenery of Oak Creek Canyon. This energizing landscape of mysterious vortexes and new-age spiritualism revitalizes her soul. However, her two new friends have their own agendas, generating a major crisis that takes the three women to LA and a media Hollywood funeral. Georgia is suddenly thrust into the surreal world of A-list movie stars, glamorous Rodeo Drive, and tabloid hell.
Three Moons Over Sedona is an odyssey of the human heart, filled with secrets, regrets and finally forgiveness. Georgia is a survivor who learns that although you can never run away from yourself, you can—through pure determination—become the person you were always meant to be.
314 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 10, 2009
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December 22, 2012
When I got this free ebook, I thought it would be a nice read about an area that has always intrigued me - Sedona, AZ. When I finally got to reading the book I found myself a recent widow like the main character. And while my husband had died suddenly of a heart attack, hers had died in the middle of an affair (that apparently many people in her small Midwestern town knew about but had not told her.) One morning she decides to run an errand using her husband's car - one she was never allowed to drive previously. On her way to the store, her thoughts about her husband's death distract her and she misses the turn to the store. This leads to a decision to drive on to the next big city, which leads to a decision to keep driving, period. A chance comment by a woman in a gas station spurs her further down the road until she reaches Sedona, AZ.
As with many woman of her generation, Georgia married shortly after high school. Her identity became completely intertwined with her husband and her kids. Now she has the opportunity to really find out who she is and what she wants out of life at this point.
The story has its moments of suspension of disbelief, but it IS a work of fiction.
I'd recommend this for those who want a story that takes them one a physical and internal journey
As with many woman of her generation, Georgia married shortly after high school. Her identity became completely intertwined with her husband and her kids. Now she has the opportunity to really find out who she is and what she wants out of life at this point.
The story has its moments of suspension of disbelief, but it IS a work of fiction.
I'd recommend this for those who want a story that takes them one a physical and internal journey
April 26, 2012
Sherry Hartzler has the potential to do with the Sedona, AZ area what Dorothea Benton Frank has done with South Carolina's Low Country. Like the Low Country, Sedona is a unique and colorful area and like Benton Frank, Hartzler's main character is a woman with a problem, trying to find a way to solve it. It's a warm, cozy read, good for the beach or a rainy weekend at home.
I did find some of the situations a little improbable, and the relationship between her older leader character, a woman in her 50's, and the two younger women (in their 30's IIRC) was sometimes too much like a group of roommates in a college dorm. Sometimes the secondary characters do something inexplicable, something that seems out of character for them. Some of the ends are tied up too neatly and too happily; there is no real villain here and a character who can't be redeemed but has to be worked around or lived with would have given the book more substance.
Despite those few flaws, I liked the book and do not regret the time I spent reading it. It's well written, it has a good lead character, a woman you want to root for. Add in the Sedona locale, and this is a book you can comfortably add to your ChickLit Shelf.
I did find some of the situations a little improbable, and the relationship between her older leader character, a woman in her 50's, and the two younger women (in their 30's IIRC) was sometimes too much like a group of roommates in a college dorm. Sometimes the secondary characters do something inexplicable, something that seems out of character for them. Some of the ends are tied up too neatly and too happily; there is no real villain here and a character who can't be redeemed but has to be worked around or lived with would have given the book more substance.
Despite those few flaws, I liked the book and do not regret the time I spent reading it. It's well written, it has a good lead character, a woman you want to root for. Add in the Sedona locale, and this is a book you can comfortably add to your ChickLit Shelf.
February 5, 2013
At first I thought I had made a major mistake in downloading this to my Kindle. As best I thought it might be sce-fi or fantasy. Twas neither. After getting into the story (hate to quite reading even poor stuff) I found that I was thoroughly enjoying the lead character and the many characters who she encountered. I will admit that I was close when guessing the final outcomes, but not entirely and that made the story all the more enjoyable. It is a quick read.
January 31, 2013
Loved it. Couldn't put it down. Inspiration for those needing to start over. Life is ours to live, so live, breathe it all in to the fullest.
January 18, 2012
This was a free Kindle Book and I thought what the heck I would try it. I was surprised. As I started reading it I couldn't put it down. I don't know if it was because it started out in an area that I am familar with, the fact that Georgia is my age, or that I decided right from the start that there was a really amazing woman inside of her that she didn't know exsisted. This is a very well written book, I look forward to reading more from this author.
February 16, 2012
Sweet, sometimes cheesy, often improbable, but all around a nice, warm story about learning to be vulnerable.
March 6, 2015
I loved the characters...I loved the journey on which this story carried me. This is a poignant and beautiful read.
December 29, 2012
When Georgia Mae Brown's husband Ed died unexpectedly, and in somewhat sleazy circumstances, her life became one of loss, pain, and humiliation. But when she also discovered a secret stash of money, she sees a door opening to new possibilities. So on a day in April, Georgia literally walks out of her life. The boring, painful, predictable life in Columbus, Ohio.
It starts as an impulsive plan to drive to the grocery store, but she keeps going. Not sure where the journey will lead, she is excited and energized. And driving along in her deceased husband's prize possession, a vintage Fleetwood, she feels limitless.
At a gas station, she notices an Arizona license plate, and the passenger casually suggests a trip to Sedona.
As the miles click away, Georgia is not at all sure where she'll end up, but the journey has opened a whole new world. A few days later, sitting in a small cafe in Sedona, she has no idea where she will go next or what the day will bring. But something clicks for her in this place.
What happens next to draw Georgia further into this new life? Who will she meet that first day that will open up her world and bless her with friendship and connection? And how will her grown children back in Ohio try to turn her around and bring her back to familiarity and the past she wants to forget?
A story about taking a leap of faith and making one's own destiny is also one about fate or serendipity and how one never knows what might be right around the next corner. I loved the characters that populated "Three Moons Over Sedona," from Trish, the owner of the Soft Rock Cafe to Zoe, whose Moon Tide New Age shop helps change the way Georgia looks at her life. I felt frustrated with Georgia's daughter Susan, who treated her mother dismissively, as if she were a crazed person. But as I learned more about her, I could understand her reaction. I also enjoyed learning about the events in the lives of Zoe and Trish, and the mysterious cafe customer named Doc.
Yes, the serendipitous moments could almost seem magical, or even unlikely. But as the events fell into place for the characters, and as new love hovered overhead, I felt that pleasant connection to them all. I have personally fallen in love with Sedona and enjoyed revisiting it through the characters in this four star read.
It starts as an impulsive plan to drive to the grocery store, but she keeps going. Not sure where the journey will lead, she is excited and energized. And driving along in her deceased husband's prize possession, a vintage Fleetwood, she feels limitless.
At a gas station, she notices an Arizona license plate, and the passenger casually suggests a trip to Sedona.
As the miles click away, Georgia is not at all sure where she'll end up, but the journey has opened a whole new world. A few days later, sitting in a small cafe in Sedona, she has no idea where she will go next or what the day will bring. But something clicks for her in this place.
What happens next to draw Georgia further into this new life? Who will she meet that first day that will open up her world and bless her with friendship and connection? And how will her grown children back in Ohio try to turn her around and bring her back to familiarity and the past she wants to forget?
A story about taking a leap of faith and making one's own destiny is also one about fate or serendipity and how one never knows what might be right around the next corner. I loved the characters that populated "Three Moons Over Sedona," from Trish, the owner of the Soft Rock Cafe to Zoe, whose Moon Tide New Age shop helps change the way Georgia looks at her life. I felt frustrated with Georgia's daughter Susan, who treated her mother dismissively, as if she were a crazed person. But as I learned more about her, I could understand her reaction. I also enjoyed learning about the events in the lives of Zoe and Trish, and the mysterious cafe customer named Doc.
Yes, the serendipitous moments could almost seem magical, or even unlikely. But as the events fell into place for the characters, and as new love hovered overhead, I felt that pleasant connection to them all. I have personally fallen in love with Sedona and enjoyed revisiting it through the characters in this four star read.
January 12, 2014
I love a good road trip and this one was terrific. The ultimate road trip fantasy is finding your happy place at the end of the road, and I loved that Georgia Mae Brown found just that. The female characters had the usual highs and lows. What made this book different for me was that the men were, for the most part, likable, good men.
Another thing I enjoy is when a book includes favorite recipes. Much of the action takes place at a diner, and the diner's recipes for its two best-regarded items are included at the end: cinnamon yeast buns, and lemon and rum meringue pie.
I take one star off because of the character of Zoe, owner of a new age gift shop next-door to the diner. In the beginning, she is serene and her presence is relaxing. By the end, she's somewhat of an hysteric.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to take a joy ride.
Another thing I enjoy is when a book includes favorite recipes. Much of the action takes place at a diner, and the diner's recipes for its two best-regarded items are included at the end: cinnamon yeast buns, and lemon and rum meringue pie.
I take one star off because of the character of Zoe, owner of a new age gift shop next-door to the diner. In the beginning, she is serene and her presence is relaxing. By the end, she's somewhat of an hysteric.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to take a joy ride.
May 14, 2012
While this book had substance, it was also a lot of fun. Six weeks after the funeral for her husband, who had had a massive heart attack on his boat with his mistress, Georgia Mae Brown takes his 1976 Fleetwood Cadillac to the store, but continues on out of town and out the interstate. From a gas station conversation with a woman from Arizona, Georgia ends up setting off for Sedona, Arizona--to the outrage of her daughter. Shortly after her arrival, she finds herself a job, an apartment, and two friends closer to her daughter's age than hers. Georgia increasingly finds herself coming to love the community and the friendship of the two younger women.
A story about a woman recreating and redefining herself in middle age, which I found definitely worth reading.
A story about a woman recreating and redefining herself in middle age, which I found definitely worth reading.
November 16, 2016
Have you ever wanted to just get in your car and run away, driving to whatever destination you feel like, and leaving all of your cares behind? That is exactly what Georgia does in this delightful novel of despair, grief, hope, and new beginnings. Georgia's family has a royal fit when she gets in her car in Ohio, and ends up in Sedona, Arizona. Georgia makes new friends and upsets her family even more when she considers moving there permanently. Everything in Sedona is not all peaches-and-cream smooth, though, because as with some of her new friends, Georgia must face her past and settle some things once and for all before she can truly move forward. This is delightful gem of a novel and is one that will have you turning the pages to see what happens to Georgia and her friends.
April 3, 2014
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Characters seemed very real and easy to relate to. I always enjoy reading about women who bake and women who take chances on life and love. Georgia was very likable, gutsy, and a pleasure to get to know. She shows us that it is possible to have a better life on the other side of "the hill."
I wonder how many women have thought of doing just that... Getting in the car and just driving until one finds a place you want to be. Sedona was waiting for her and she found her true home there in the second half of her life. Truly she was fortunate to meet the people she did along the way. We enjoyed the drive with her. Definitely worth the read. Recommended.
I wonder how many women have thought of doing just that... Getting in the car and just driving until one finds a place you want to be. Sedona was waiting for her and she found her true home there in the second half of her life. Truly she was fortunate to meet the people she did along the way. We enjoyed the drive with her. Definitely worth the read. Recommended.
July 29, 2012
a really good book about a woman who buries her husband of 35 years after discovering that he was having an affair and hiding money from her. she takes that money and HIS car, and goes on a journey to find herself. needless to say, her kids don't approve of this, which eggs her on to stay away and make a new life for herself in the process. she makes really good friends, the first she's had for a long time, since she had basically devoted her life, while married, to her husband, his store, and their kids, and everyone took her for granted.
September 11, 2012
This was an enjoyable read. It is nice to see an older main character. Georgia, who is in her early 50's thought she was going to the grocery store, however something just gave way and she decided to take a trip in her dead husband's favorite car. She ends up in Sedona, Arizona where she meets Trish and Zoe. They become fast friends in spite of their age differences. Some of the plot points were a bit contrived, however it did not detract from the story overly much. I would certainly recommend this book to anyone who likes stories about family, love, and friendship.
January 2, 2012
I found that I really liked this book. It's not an adventure book, or a thriller, but it's a well-written story about a fairly young widowed woman finally coming into her own after the death of her husband. I freely admit that I love character-driven novels, so I'm not saying that everyone will find it as enjoyable as I did, but I definitely suggest you give it a shot. Very pleasant way to spend a few hours.
August 17, 2012
For me this was light reading even though the main character was widowed 6 weeks before the start of the story...her husband died in company of younger woman ...the first half of the book was interesting as she , one morning, just simply drives away from Ohio and ends up in Sedona where she recreates herself but the second half didn't quite make it...an ending that was a little too perfect...
January 20, 2013
Well written story about a woman living in Ohio who unexpectedly goes to Sedona after her husband dies. She makes a new life for herself, which includes a lot of soul-searching, laughter and tears. Her new friends and two adult children also have trials and triumphs. Predictable at times, and a little sappy at the end, but quite enjoyable overall. Would definitely read more from this author.
September 4, 2013
I was quite surprised by this book didn't expect it to be so good the word Sedona attracted me because I just read another book where the setting was in Sedona Arizona. Excellent book. I just love easy reads and books and I can relate to
January 2, 2012
I loved this book! The characters were amazing and I loved the story. Definitely a keeper!
February 11, 2012
I cried and I laughed throughout the book. The friendship between Georgia and the girls was wonderful, the girls were a hoot.
February 27, 2012
New life a la Female Nomad. Enjoyable read for me.
March 5, 2012
I loved this story and the women in it - I know I have read a good book when I wonder what happens in the characters life after the book ended.
April 16, 2012
Take a chance take a risk!
April 28, 2012
Really enjoyed this book, so much that I bought her other book.
June 19, 2012
I really enjoyed this book. It's all about stepping out and taking a chance, living outside the boxes we create for ourselves.
June 12, 2012
A very enjoyable read! I love Sedona and the southwest and could relate to the places and surroundings so well described in this book!
August 20, 2012
Great book! A super story about starting over! Great story line and characters! Someday I want to read again!
September 26, 2012
Loved it, easy read, great story
September 28, 2012
I loved this book. It was a great get away escape read. I felt like I made new friends in the characters of this book. I look forward to another from this author.
January 20, 2013
Loved this book.
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