Over 100,000 Copies Sold Worldwide!Four Strangers, One Retreat Center, A Story of TransformationSharon Garlough Brown tells the moving story of four strangers as they embark together on a journey of spiritual 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 navigate a 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 stories of 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 cast of 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 and cofounder of Abiding Way Ministries, providing spiritual formation retreats. Her book Sensible Shoes was named one of television personality Kathie Lee Gifford's "favorite things." Sharon earned an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary. She and her husband, Jack, have served congregations in Scotland, Oklahoma, England, and West Michigan.

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 the Crossroads
10. Deeper into the Wilderness
11. Lightening the Load
12. Walking Together in the Love of God
Epilogue