The Persian Pickle Club: 20th Anniversary Edition

Marc Notes: A novel--Cover.; With a new foreword by the author--Cover.; Includes discussion questions.; A ladies' quilting club in Kansas is invaded by a new member with ambitions. She's Rita, a big city girl who wants to be a journalist. When a member's husband is murdered and Rita begins probing, the group must band together to keep safe the club's secrets. Biographical Note: SANDRA DALLAS is the author of thirteen novels, including "Fallen Women, True Sisters," "The Bride's House," "Whiter Than Snow," "Prayers for Sale," "Tallgrass" and "New Mercies." She is a former Denver bureau chief for "Business Week" magazine and lives in Denver, Colorado. Contributor Bio:  Dallas, Sandra Award-winning author Sandra Dallas was dubbed "a quintessential American voice" by Jane Smiley, in "Vogue Magazine". She is the author of "The Bride's House", "Whiter Than Snow", "Prayers for Sale" and "Tallgrass", among others. Her novels have been translated into a dozen languages and optioned for films. She is the recipient of the Women Writing the West Willa Award and the two-time winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award. For 25 years, Dallas worked as a reporter covering the Rocky Mountain region for "Business Week", and started writing fiction in 1990. She lives with her husband in Denver, Colorado.