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Summary: Mannered and Self-consciously Folksy
Review: Enough with the cliches and the cutesy "teaching the meaning of friendship" quips! Show! Don't tell! And please! Don't beat me over the head with their goodheartedness. . .The wonderful thing about many really great writers including Ellen Gilchrist, Dorothy Allison, William Styron and others is that while they may be writing about simple people in hard times, they manage to elevate their existence to a state of grace for the reader. They do not insult the intelligence of their readers by assuming that all people who live on farms and quilt as a hobby are as naive and dunderheaded as Queenie. I should have had gloves on while I was reading it was so syrupy. . .
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Summary: Persian Pickle Club delivers.....
Review: Fast moving story line, introduces the reader to the Persian Pickle quilting club members their families, neighbors and concerns. In depression era, drought-ridden Kansas, these women reveal lots of courage and loyalty, in spite of personal annoyances among themselves. The quilting activity is an on-target metaphor for their individual lives and friendships.
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Summary: If you liked the Ya-Ya's - you'll love the Pickles!
Review: This book was a touching story about friendship between women. Much like the Ya-Ya's The Pickle (as they call themselves) is a long standing group of women friends that get together to quilt and gossip. While they always invite new members to join they must learn the ways of the group. As the women quilt they share their lives - the ups and downs of marriage, parenting and widowhood. Somewhere in there they also help save their desolate town and solve a mystery. But mostly they show the joys of friendship. The story is honest and homey. I really enjoyed the characters and the simplicity of the writing really worked with the novel as it was about this group of women in the early 1900's. While short, the story will pull you in and make you wish you knew how to quilt!
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Summary: The Persian Pickle Club
Review: A great,fun, quick read. If you are a quilter or a lover of women's studies, you will find this to be a great tale of both!
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Summary: Persian Pickle Club
Review: I enjoyed this book but had trouble keeping track of who was who. I wish I had kept a "scorecard" and written down each of the ladies' names and who they were, it would have made it less confusing for me. However, I thought the book presented the importance of friendship well and was good at keeping secrets as well. Definitely read, just write down who is who!
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Summary: What to Do in a Pickle
Review: Sandra Dallas' book proves that the bond between friends is stronger than the laws created by men. In addition, this novel warms us with sidelines about life in the depression. Just when you think a door is closed, someone comes and opens a window. Suffering and pain fill our lives, but that is what makes the joyous moments more memorable.
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Summary: Totally entertaining and entralling!
Review: This book was a gift from a friend who understands my passion for quilting. From start to finish, I was enthralled with the characters, and the bonding that comes from a common love. The story revolves around a group of women who share their lives and times over a quilt frame, reflecting what women have known for ages... that passion can connect hearts. The characters are well developed, believable, and full of life. If you liked the movie "How to Make An American Quilt," you will enjoy this book.
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Summary: Loved This Book - The Things Quilters Do! Oh My!
Review: This was a very cute book, written with style and great character presence. A fast read, and too bad. I loved it all. Oh, and I did it! (Not)
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Summary: Rich characters, compelling plot.
Review: What a surprise to find a well-written book that includes quilting as a theme. These are real people with interesting and compelling lives. Hooray.
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Summary: A very special book about special relationships
Review: This apparently simple book is much more complex than you might expect. In the simple voice of the young farm wife narrator, Queenie Bean, it says so much that is important about relationships. The book brought back memories of my mom and her contempories, and of living in a rural area outside Baltimore when I was about 3 years old; we wore dresses made out of feed sacks and spent days much like those of the Kansas farm life depicted in this book. The mystery, although interesting, is the least of it. The book's themes are about true friendship, shared meaning, and the importance of community. I look forward to reading about the "Pickles" again and again.
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