http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/tags/Denver/default.aspxTags: DenverenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2008/12/15/sandra-dallas-unusual-story-lines.aspxMon, 15 Dec 2008 14:13:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1011HRevvdon@evpl2http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1011http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2008/12/15/sandra-dallas-unusual-story-lines.aspx#comments<p>I am a big reader of southern regional novels, but I stumbled on a Sandra Dallas book called The Persian Pickle Club a couple of years ago and I have&nbsp;read <img style="float:right;" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III21&amp;Password=BT0005&amp;Return=T&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=0312135866" alt="" width="72" height="105" />most of&nbsp;Ms. Dallas&#39; books since then.&nbsp; Recently I finished New Mercies and really loved it.&nbsp; Most of the books are set in Denver, or there abouts, and are from the 1920&#39;s or 1930&#39;s.&nbsp; This book is partly in Denver and partly in Natchez.&nbsp; So it fit the bill for me!</p> <p><img style="float:left;" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III21&amp;Password=BT0005&amp;Return=T&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=0312336195" alt="" width="71" height="100" />The lead character in New Mercies is slowly recovering from a divorce and the social stigma associated with divorce at that time.&nbsp; She inherits an old plantation house that has gone to ruin, and she travels to Natchez to discover a world completely different from her own and loaded with characters (maybe caricactures would be a better description).&nbsp; It is a fun read and very enjoyable.</p> <p>Next on my list of Sandra Dallas&#39; books is Tallgrass, I am looking forward to reading it.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1011" width="1" height="1">NatchezDenverSandra Dallas1940s