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Queenie Bean is missing her friend Ruby whose left Kansas to escape the drought and find a better life in California .Rita comes to town and joins the quilting club andQueenie is sure they‘ll be best friends. But Rita has her own agenda and she‘s not afraid to rock the boat. A gentle look back at small town life during the Depression. - my friend from work made me the cutest glass - she knows I love books - The Gingerbread Man - Advent Day 7 👍🐉

This book has some great characters and is a celebration of female strength and friendship. #Alphabetgame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

My #roll100 selections for June

Continuing to unearth the bottom of my tbr pile, I”m currently reading this one about a quilting circle in depression era Kansas. Fun fact, persian pickle is a quilting term for the paisley pattern.

This was my first book by this author but it won't be my last. I thoroughly enjoyed this story of friendship, loyalty, & hard times. It's Kansas in the 1930s & small town/farm life life is harder than ever. It hasn't rained in years, it seems, & (most) everyone pulls together to get by. The story focuses on a group of farm wives, the Persian Pickles, who meet weekly to quilt. Over one late summer we get to know these remarkable women & learn ⬇️

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I‘m like 99% sure I‘ve read this before. I realized it not too far in, so the end was not a surprise. Still a cute book, still a fun twist, but I‘m not sure I‘ll read it a third time. Unless I forget again...

The book was pretty slow, but did pick up about half-way through when the body was found, and as a few other more exciting/interesting things happened. Overall, it‘s all about the women‘s friendships. The first half, I was about to rate it 3 stars (ok), but upped it just a bit once it got more interesting in the second half.

What a cute and touching story! I expected it to be a crime novel (which of course it is), but found it to be more a book about friendship. Touching, without being cheesy ❤ 📕

⭐⭐⭐⭐ A sweet little story about a circle of women who are bound by loyalty, friendship and quilting. This takes place during the great depression in a small Kansas town. Entertaining and enjoyable so much that I had to go out and find another Sandra Dallas book to start tonight. 💖💜💙💚

Next up. This lovely cover and interesting title caught my eye today at our local book resale shop. I hope it's good because I've got the attention span of a fruit fly right now.

1. The tagged book for book groups, The Shining for a horror, Did You Ever Have a Family for fiction, the Inspector Gamache series for Mystery, The Elephant & Piggie books for kids.

2. Fantasy and sci fi. I read them when they are highly recommended by someone who knows I don‘t usually like them.

3. A cat. Tink. She‘s calico. A lot of Litten know her. ❤️

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#SundaySurvey

Slow, immersive historical fiction about female friendship. I loved the sense of place (the dust rose off the pages) and time the novel was infused with but would have preferred more character development and interactions vs a murder/investigation plot line. Ultimately felt a bit ‘cozy‘ when it could have been more. (Passion fruit chocolate also v good!)

@Jabberwocky reminded me about this book when I recently read another by the same author. I think this could be in the “Cozy” category. The 1930‘s Depression and Kansas dust bowl years were certainly sugar coated. That time period in history as well as quilting are of interest to me, but I just wasn‘t feeling it. 2/5⭐️

My background for the pic is a quilt that I hand pieced and hand quilted a few years ago using 1930‘s reproduction fabrics.

And now for something completely different...

Set in Kansas in the 1930s, there is #norain ,the crops are all dying and times are tough. Still these friends get to together to quilt and gossip and when a new resident of their small town joins their group she learns that the ties of this quilting bee run deep. #90sinjuly

@Suzze posted about this book a couple months ago and I saw that Scribd had the audiobook so I decided to give it a try. I have a hard time focusing on audio books sometimes but this was perfect. The story was light but interesting. The ladies of this Kansas quilting bee were great characters. I cannot even sew on a button but I would not mind spending time with the Pickles.

As a bookseller, I'd often get asked for book group suggestions. This was my first choice every time. Best book group discussion we've ever had. #lovetorecommend #17booklove

#photoadaynov16 #setinasmalltown As a Kansas girl, I'm a sucker for Kansas stories 🌻 @RealLifeReading

#Recommendsday Looking for a great book club selection? In the almost 20 years of my book club involvement this was the very best discussion.