Reviews"A colorful exploration of Depression-era Kansas and the meaning of friendship." --The New York Times Book Review "An 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." --Publishers Weekly "Affecting...A book about how times can never be so hard that they can't be eased when people come together." --Denver Post, "A colorful exploration of Depression-era Kansas and the meaning of friendship." -- The New York Times Book Review "An 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." -- Publishers Weekly "Affecting...A book about how times can never be so hard that they can't be eased when people come together." -- Denver Post, Affecting...A book about how times can never be so hard that they can't be eased when people come together., An 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.
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
Edition DescriptionReprint,Revised edition
SynopsisIt 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., 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.