Journal Entry 1 by CrazyDutchwoman from Heemstede, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Friday, August 08, 2008

Another book Xeyra gave me as my Happiness Partner.
Wish list book.

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. 

Journal Entry 2 by CrazyDutchwoman from Heemstede, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Typical Sandra Dallas style. I think this was her first bestseller. I liked it but when it started to be all about the murder, I wasn't that happy cause it felt like I was reading a detective and I hate those.
All in all a very fun book. Love the atmosphere This author is always able to create in her books.
This is the third book I've read by her but my favorite is still The Diary of Mattie Spenser. 8.5

November 14: requested on Bookmooch 

Journal Entry 3 by CrazyDutchwoman at central bus station in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (11/25/2008 UTC) at central bus station in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire United Kingdom

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

This book is going to a bookmoocher. (I should have done a controled release I think) Released yesterday

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