Darling Dahlias Mysteries: The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose (Hardcover)

from dd196406

Entry in the always enjoyable series about Darling, Alabama in the 1930s. Love reading about the familiar characters and life in the south in the 30s. Interesting mystery as well.

from Judiex

The Confederate Rose is not a rose. It's a hybiscus whose blossoms are white in the morning, pink in the afternoon, and red in the evening. The name also has another meaning, revealed in the book. In 1932, the women of the Darling Dahlias, a long-time gardening and social club in Darling, Alabama...

from NewsieQ

Susan Wittig Albert takes readers back to the American South in the 1930s - her third book set in Depression-era Darling, Alabama. Two main "mysteries" dominate in this book, set in 1931. Liz Lacy, president of the Darling Dahlias women's garden club, is holding the fort while her attorney boss, ...

from nx74defiant

I found this very enjoyable. I felt one of the culprits was very obvious. I had never heard the story of Rose O'Neal Greenhow before.

from hklibrarian

Wonderful book but the author has too many characters--if you aren't going to develop them all leave them out. Charming story all in all.