The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Do..., Susan Wittig Albert
The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Do..., Susan Wittig Albert
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The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush

Author: Susan Wittig Albert

Narrator: Peggity Price

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/02/2014


Synopsis

National bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert takes readers back in time to small-town Darling, Alabama, in the 1930s-where the Darling Savings and Trust has just closed and the women of the Darling Dahlias' garden club are betting their bottom dollar there's going to be trouble . It's the spring of 1933 and times are tough all over. The only businessman not struggling is moonshiner Mickey LeDoux, though he still has to steer clear of federal agents. But banks are closing all over the country, and the small town of Darling is no exception. Folks are suddenly caught short on cash and everyone is in a panic. Desperate to avoid disaster, several town leaders-including Alvin Duffy, the bank's new vice president-hatch a plan to print Darling Dollars on newspaperman Charlie Dickens' printing press. The "funny money" can serve as temporary currency so the town can function. But when the first printing of the scrip disappears, the Darling Dahlias set out to discover who made an unauthorized withdrawal. Meanwhile County Treasurer Verna Tidwell questions whether she can trust Alvin Duffy-and the feelings he stirs up inside her. And Liz Lacy learns her longtime beau may be forced into a shotgun wedding. Seems other troubles don't just go away when there's a crisis. There'll be no pennies from heaven, but if anyone can balance things out, folks can bank on the Darling Dahlias .

About Susan Wittig Albert

Susan Wittig Albert is the New York Times bestselling author of A Wilder Rose, about Rose Wilder Lane and the writing of the Little House books. Her award-winning fiction also includes mysteries in the China Bayles series, the Darling Dahlias, the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, and a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries she has written with her husband, Bill Albert, under the pseudonym of Robin Paige. She is founder and current president of the Story Circle Network and a member of the Texas Institute of Letters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pamela on July 22, 2018

Once again we visit the small town of Darling, Alabama, and its No. 1 women's club, the Darling Dahlias Club. It is 1933, during the dark years of the Depression and the story opens with the bank closed and the town's folk wondering what they will do for money. Without it, the stores are not selling......more

Goodreads review by Joyce on December 04, 2015

It’s 1933, and the little town of Darling, Alabama is running out of money. Its only bank has closed, and depositors are out of luck. Businesses can’t meet payroll commitments. People can’t buy necessities, let alone luxuries. Shops, even if they could extend credit, can’t restock their shelves with......more

Goodreads review by Shirley on October 01, 2014

This is a such captivating series. I love the Dahlias, and this series keeps getting better and better. Susan Wittig Albert has a natural talent when it comes to creating fictional worlds inhabited by fictional characters. Her books and the people in them are just so darn real! She's got a great sen......more

Goodreads review by Joan on September 29, 2014

These are so enjoyable to read and was an excellent distraction on a day when technology was not my friend.......more

Goodreads review by Becky on April 11, 2018

Since I love the China Bayles series, I wanted to try a Darling Dahlias book. Now I want to read all of the books! The Darling Dahlias are members of a garden club that not only cares for flowers and plants in a small town in Alabama in the thirties, but also a support, friendship group for most of......more