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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
I had a hard time following the story initially and feeling like the setting was during the 1930s. There were many characters and it was hard to follow, especially since I hate sewing, but the overall story was entertaining enough to finish and I probably will read another Sandra Dallas in the future because I loved "The Diary of Mattie Spenser".
I was drawn to this book because it involved quilting, and found it to be a light, sweet, entertaining read/listen (I listened to the audio version and thought the narrator was spot on).
Wow -- what a book! It starts off innocently enough with a tone similar to that of Candles on Bay Street but as the story progresses the tone becomes darker and the Persian Pickle Club begins to reveal its darkest secrets.
Easy read.... I liked the author's writing style- I felt like I could picture almost each lady in the Pickle club- I enjoy reading about other time periods too and I always come away thinking.... "I never could have lived during ..... i.e. Dust Bowl, Great Depression, in the case of this book.
A charming story of a depression-era quilting group. The narrators voice is quirky, honest (mostly), and rather endering--I would like to be her friend. A very quick read.
Painted an interesting picture of hardship and the friendships of women, but I just didn't connect much with it.
The first time she saw the members of the Persian Pickle Club, Rita told me after I got to know her, she thought we looked just like a bunch of setting hens.
Rita joins the Persian Pickle Club, a ladies quilting group, after she moves to Harveyville, Kansas in the 1930s. Rita is seen as a humming bird among a flock of chickens. She is far more exotic that the other ladies. Gossip flows during the gatherings and Rita learns a dark secret that the ladies have.
I need this book for a challenge otherwise I'm not sure that I would have picked it up. I did think that the setting of the book was well done. I wish the characters had had a bit more development. I never truly connected with any of them.
I did like that the name of the group came from their favorite paisley print. I couldn't figure that part out when I first started reading it.
The mystery and "dark secret" was presented well. I was still a bit confused at the end of the book about the actual revelation of guilt.
I'm not sure if I will read anything else by the author.
Rita joins the Persian Pickle Club, a ladies quilting group, after she moves to Harveyville, Kansas in the 1930s. Rita is seen as a humming bird among a flock of chickens. She is far more exotic that the other ladies. Gossip flows during the gatherings and Rita learns a dark secret that the ladies have.
I need this book for a challenge otherwise I'm not sure that I would have picked it up. I did think that the setting of the book was well done. I wish the characters had had a bit more development. I never truly connected with any of them.
I did like that the name of the group came from their favorite paisley print. I couldn't figure that part out when I first started reading it.
The mystery and "dark secret" was presented well. I was still a bit confused at the end of the book about the actual revelation of guilt.
I'm not sure if I will read anything else by the author.
Sandra Dallas packs a lot in this short book about friendship and quilting, set in depression era Kansas. The Persian Pickle Club experiences many tough life events together, including a murder. A great read.
3.5 stars
Flew through this book in a weekend. This was a very sweet story about the friendship shared by a women's quilting group in 1930s Kansas. I very much enjoyed the experience reading about these women and their bond.
Flew through this book in a weekend. This was a very sweet story about the friendship shared by a women's quilting group in 1930s Kansas. I very much enjoyed the experience reading about these women and their bond.