The Persian Pickle Club 
This was such a sweet and great book that took a turn I didn't see coming. First of all, Sandra Dallas did an impeccable job of setting the mood. This takes place in the USA in the 1930s, it is hot, the crops are destroyed because of the heat and people try to survive on small jobs and kindness to each other. The Persian Pickle Job is our focal point of interest and we are rather quickly introduced to all of the women in this quilting club. However, our main focus is Queenie and Rita who are the

Great book! About a sewing club in a small town. How the women love each other and take care of each other when they need too. There is a murder aspect to the story as well. So fun. Good book club book.
FYI: Persian pickle refers to an old time quilter's term for a paisley pattern. The first person story takes place in a small dust bowl community with a focus on the long time members of a quilting club. There is a bit of a murder mystery and some historic attitudes and slang.
i loved the setting of this book...kansas, dust bowl, 30's depression era, group of women in a quilting group. putting hot flour on a newborn baby? I'd never heard of that. i even laughed out loud at some of the country living similes/talk- "she was more fun than a shoebox full of kittens." or "if fibs were so bad, I ought to tell Nettie that the goiter on her neck made her look like a frog." I can see that there was an underlying message of friendship and loyalty (which I am usually drawn to
This came recommended from a friend who's recommended other books to me in the past -- ones I would normally have completely bypassed, like The Help and Water For Elephants. I enjoyed this book as well & was thoroughly entranced by the characters! I was also wildly amused at my own reactions to the farming culture that apparently also runs pretty deep in my own history -- I recognized my grandmothers' experiences in many of the Pickles' own!
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Paperback | Pages: 224 pages Rating: 3.79 | 16952 Users | 2210 Reviews

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Original Title: | The Persian Pickle Club |
ISBN: | 1250054338 (ISBN13: 9781250054333) |
Edition Language: | English |
Literary Awards: | Audie Award for Fiction, Abridged (1996) |
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It is the 1930s, and hard times have hit Harveyville, Kansas, where the crops are burning up, and there's not a job to be found. For Queenie Bean, a young farm wife, a highlight of each week is the gathering of the Persian Pickle Club, a group of local ladies dedicated to improving their minds, exchanging gossip, and putting their quilting skills to good use. When a new member of the club stirs up a dark secret, the women must band together to support and protect one another. In her magical, memorable novel, Sandra Dallas explores the ties that unite women through good times and bad.Identify Epithetical Books The Persian Pickle Club
Title | : | The Persian Pickle Club |
Author | : | Sandra Dallas |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | 20th Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
Published | : | September 30th 2014 by St. Martin's Griffin (first published September 15th 1995) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Book Club. Adult Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.79 From 16952 Users | 2210 ReviewsJudgment Epithetical Books The Persian Pickle Club
I have to say that this book didn't really do anything for me. It's supposed to be light hearted and a story about friendship, which I guess it is. But it just wasn't interesting to me.In the 1930's in Kansas, a group of women get together for a quilting and literature club every week. They call themselves the Persian Pickles (named after a paisley print) and in the depression its a good way to add some fun to their life. But then, the body of one of their member's husband is found. The newestThis was such a sweet and great book that took a turn I didn't see coming. First of all, Sandra Dallas did an impeccable job of setting the mood. This takes place in the USA in the 1930s, it is hot, the crops are destroyed because of the heat and people try to survive on small jobs and kindness to each other. The Persian Pickle Job is our focal point of interest and we are rather quickly introduced to all of the women in this quilting club. However, our main focus is Queenie and Rita who are the

Great book! About a sewing club in a small town. How the women love each other and take care of each other when they need too. There is a murder aspect to the story as well. So fun. Good book club book.
FYI: Persian pickle refers to an old time quilter's term for a paisley pattern. The first person story takes place in a small dust bowl community with a focus on the long time members of a quilting club. There is a bit of a murder mystery and some historic attitudes and slang.
i loved the setting of this book...kansas, dust bowl, 30's depression era, group of women in a quilting group. putting hot flour on a newborn baby? I'd never heard of that. i even laughed out loud at some of the country living similes/talk- "she was more fun than a shoebox full of kittens." or "if fibs were so bad, I ought to tell Nettie that the goiter on her neck made her look like a frog." I can see that there was an underlying message of friendship and loyalty (which I am usually drawn to
This came recommended from a friend who's recommended other books to me in the past -- ones I would normally have completely bypassed, like The Help and Water For Elephants. I enjoyed this book as well & was thoroughly entranced by the characters! I was also wildly amused at my own reactions to the farming culture that apparently also runs pretty deep in my own history -- I recognized my grandmothers' experiences in many of the Pickles' own!
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