The Persian Pickle Club
Author: Sandra Dallas
Synopsis:
The Persian Pickle Club takes place in the 1930s in Kansas. The Dust Bowl is in full swing and residents are finding it hard to make ends meet. A number of ladies in the town belong to a quilting club, called the Persian Pickle Club named after a piece of fabric (paisley). Each of these ladies have different personalities but are brought together by quilting. The story is told by Queenie Bean, a 24-year-old married women who lost her first baby to miscarriage. One of the previous residents comes back to the town and brings his new young wife, Rita, with him. Rita is invited to the Persian Pickle Club and Queenie and Rita become friends. The story then takes a surprising turn and requires all the members of the club to stick together.
What did I think?
The book was a really fast read and I throughly enjoyed the story. Each of the ladies in the club were interesting and the author did a great job of describing what it might have been like to live in Kansas in the 1930s. The end was very surprising and leaves you thinking. I highly recommend it!
29 July 2008, 1:47 am
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