The Persian Pickle Club
by Sandra Dallas | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0312147015 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0312147015 Global Overview for this book
5 journalers for this copy...
From Publishers Weekly
This entertaining second novel from the author of the well-received Buster Midnight's Cafe could be a sleeper. Set in Depression-era Kansas and made vivid with the narrator's humorous down-home voice, it's a story of loyalty and friendship in a women's quilting circle. Young farm wife Queenie Bean tells about the brief membership of a city girl named Rita, whose boredom with country living and aspirations to be an investigative reporter lead her to unearth secrets in the close-knit group, called the Persian Pickle Club after a coveted paisley print. Queenie's desire to win Rita's friendship ("We were chickens... and Rita was a hummingbird") clashes with her loyalty to the Pickles when Rita tries to solve the murder of a member's husband, in the process unearthing complicated relationships among the women who meet each week to quilt and read aloud to each other. The result is a simple but endearing story that depicts small-town eccentricities with affection and adds dazzle with some late-breaking surprises. Dallas hits all the right notes, combining an authentic look at the social fabric of Depression-era life with a homespun suspense story.
This entertaining second novel from the author of the well-received Buster Midnight's Cafe could be a sleeper. Set in Depression-era Kansas and made vivid with the narrator's humorous down-home voice, it's a story of loyalty and friendship in a women's quilting circle. Young farm wife Queenie Bean tells about the brief membership of a city girl named Rita, whose boredom with country living and aspirations to be an investigative reporter lead her to unearth secrets in the close-knit group, called the Persian Pickle Club after a coveted paisley print. Queenie's desire to win Rita's friendship ("We were chickens... and Rita was a hummingbird") clashes with her loyalty to the Pickles when Rita tries to solve the murder of a member's husband, in the process unearthing complicated relationships among the women who meet each week to quilt and read aloud to each other. The result is a simple but endearing story that depicts small-town eccentricities with affection and adds dazzle with some late-breaking surprises. Dallas hits all the right notes, combining an authentic look at the social fabric of Depression-era life with a homespun suspense story.
Duplicate copy picked up for MissPiggott as part of my 1600 Registered RABCK Celebration - mailing to alsgal for MissPiggott's m-bag.
Mailing January 15 to alsgal.
Received in the mail yesterday. Reserving for Miss-Piggott's Mbag.
Mailing off in Miss-Piggott's Mbag on Monday May 8, 2006
Got it with my m-bag this morning.
Thanks Rosie and thanks alsgal!
Thanks Rosie and thanks alsgal!
At the Rome Meetup, October 2009
Will finally read this and include it in my VBB in English for the Italian Forum
Was not wanted for the VBB, so I will send it to a friend.
Was not wanted for the VBB, so I will send it to a friend.
Well, you learn something new every day. "Persian Pickle" is a traditional American term that quilt makers used for the Paisley pattern.
A gentle portrait of Kansas during the Depression. A group of ladies meet regularly for quilting bees, and help each other through death, childbirth, pain and sorrow, and enjoy the small moments of joy among friends.
Hand stamp for printing traditional "paisley" designs, Isfahan, Iran
Picture from Wikipedia
Going to my GoodReads buddy in Sweden.
Thank you Hayes
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I see Svanesund is spelt Svinesund on the city dropdown - it changes a swan into a pig
lol
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I see Svanesund is spelt Svinesund on the city dropdown - it changes a swan into a pig
lol
