Book Reviews of The Persian Pickle Club

This book is a delightful historical fiction story! Charming,warm( with a slight mystery- women, their bonds, their strength, love ,kindness,intelligence... the steel magnolias of the dust bowl!

This one has it all...laughter, mystery, tears.
I found it confusing to start but got into it after the first chapter. Great characterization.

Sandra Dallas tells a good story and this book is no exception. Don't worry about getting all the characters straight in the beginning. The whole story comes together and tells of strength and friendship in a quilting club in Harveyville, Kansas during the dry years in the '30s.

LOVED this book. I read it in one sitting!

Excellent story of women in the 1930's who come together once a week to quilt and share their lives in very hard times.

Enjoyable book, good story of a group of women in a quilting group in the 1930's with a murder mystery twist.

Set in the dust bowl during the Depression, this is an interesting story about a group of women who have a quilting group. (Persian Pickle is a colloquialism for paisley.) The thing that held me back from giving it 4 stars: I found the unusual and odd names a little difficult to assign to characters, because of their oddity, but also because there are extended families, several of whom only factor into the story for a sentence or two, which makes them difficult to distinguish from one another.

Great heart-warming book that gives the history into the lives of women in 1930 Kansas. I thought it was just great.

One of my favorite books. Sandra Dallas's characters are so real, it's like they live next door.

The reason I have a copy to give is that I loaned this copy to someone and when it didn't come back, I bought another copy.

I read this book for a book club and thought it was outstanding, as did the other 5 women! I found myself enveloped in their lives and really enjoyed the book.

A story about a close knit group of women during the 1930s. This story is written in true Sandra Dallas style. A very quick read with many twist and turns right up to the end.

A book about how times can never be so hard that they can't be eased when friends gather together.

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 is a fun friendship book with a suprise ending. It is also set in Kansas which is neat.

Easy reading mystery story based in 1930's Kansas where a new member of their quilting club starts digging into the clubs deep dark secrets. Nice story with interesting characters.

Delightful read that depicts small town eccentricities w/ affection and adds dazzle w/ some late breaking surprises

Another book about a bunch of women and their lives, some mystery and it takes an unexpected twist! the end leaves you guessing...

Very good book about a quilting club and their loyality to each other during the 1930's.

Good tale, thought-provoking and touching.

A colorful exploration of Depression-era Kansas and the meaning of friendship.

A story about women supporting and protecting each other. The women belong to a quilting club that believes in enlightening their minds, gossip and joining together to make quilts. A story about the true sister-hood of women!

This was an easy read. I liked the ending was a surprise. Enjoyable!

A fun, quick read.

I enjoyed this book. Takes place during the depression so deals with people learning to make do. Strong women. Surprise ending.

This is the second Sandra Dallas book I've read. She has a special knack for developing characters that seem like your own friends. Really liked it.

A fun read. I really enjoy this author.

Hard times in Kansas, l930's. The Persian Pickle Club eet to quilt and then a new member stirs up a dark secret. A cozy book.

It is the 1930's, and hard times have hit Harveyville, Ks, where the crops are burning uap and there's not a job to be found.
For Queenie Bean, a young farm wife, a higlight of each week is the gathering of local ladies dedicated to improving their minds, echanging gossip and putting their quilting skill to good use. When a member of the club stirs up a dark secret, the women must bond together to support and protect one another.

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.

A colorful exploration of depression-era Kansas and the meaning of friendship - The New York Times Book Review

Great book about friendship in the Depression era, Focus is on the young members of a quilting club. Some mystery involved. Has a lot of secondary characters which can be hard to keep straight.

Queenie Bean enjoys getting together each week with the Persian Pickle Club, a group of local ladies who get together each week, quilting and gossiping. But what about this new member...and the secret she's stirring up?

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

Enjoyable read about a group of women, ranging in ages from 20 t0 70 who bond over quilting, support one another and keep secrets.

I loved this book....it was well written and it got me back into wanting to quilt.

This book was excellent. Publishers weekly as this to say about the book-"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.

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 dark secrets, the women must band together to protect and support one another. 4 stars

A quilter's delight....Ladies supporting their club members in questionable situations.

I really loved this book, and it was nice to read about Kansas (where I grew up) in the 1930's, when my parents were pre-teens. I loved the quilting angle, as I am a quilter. A really good book and one that stayed with me... and a good twist at the end!

This is my 4th Sandra Dallas book and I've enjoyed everyone. This particular book is about the 1930's and hard times in Harveysville, Kansas. It 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 group stirs up a dark secret, the women must band together to support and protect one another. In her magical, memorable novel, Saundra Dallas explores the ties that unite women through good times and bad.

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