![]() ![]() ![]() Dallas hits all the right notes, combining an authentic look at the social fabric of Depression-era life with a homespun suspense story. The result is a simple but endearing story that depicts small-town eccentricities with affection and adds dazzle with some late-breaking surprises. 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. Queenie's desire to win Rita's friendship ("We were chickens. 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. 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. ![]() This entertaining second novel from the author of the well-received Buster Midnight's Cafe could be a sleeper. ![]()
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