Ratings

Content Ratings based on a 0-5 scale where
0 = no objectionable content and
5 = an excessive or disturbing level of content

Guide to Rating System

LANGUAGE

VIOLENCE

SEXUAL CONTENT

ADULT THEMES

Rating Explanation

Language: A moderate amount of swearing and profanity as well as 5 racial slurs and one F-word.

Violence: A man knocks Rita to the ground, hits Queenie twice and tries to force her to go with him. He grabs her breast, rips her dress and touches her body.  A neighbor comes along, hits the man in the face and breaks his nose. He kicks him in the groin and in the back. (This scene and the F-word occur on pages 127-135, in case you would like to skip them)

Adult Themes: A difficult marital situation, overbearing husband

Synopsis

The Persian Pickle Club weaves together the lives, stories, and secrets of 12 women in a quilting circle in Depression-era Kansas. Rita, the newest Pickle member, wants to become a reporter and is determined to get her big break by solving the murder of a member’s husband. Her sleuthing unearths both secrets and loyalty.

I truly enjoyed this story of friendship and loyalty between women. We all have some sort of support system that keeps us going when difficulties arise. When a friend needed help the Pickles brought food, built cook fires, and fed the chickens; today we might go to lunch, drive a friend’s carpool or pick up her groceries. No matter the time period, women help each other and the gift is the same.

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