The Flood Girls : A Book Club Recommendation! (Hardcover)

from Carlathelibrarian

I laughed, then I cried. This was a wonderful novel sharing the ups and downs of living in a small town in the middle of nowhere. Quinn, Montana has a population of 956. There is a volunteer fire department where at least 3 of the volunteer firemen are named Jim. The Dirty Shame is the only bar i...

from Donna828

Yay! I have discovered another trailer-trash author to love along with Daniel Woodrell and Bonnie Jo Campbell. That statement is not politically correct, but Fifield's characters do live in trailers for the most part and our protagonist is currently back in her hometown of Quinn, Montana to fulfi...

from fredreeca

MY, MY, MY!!!! I am struggling to form a coherent sentence after finishing this tale!!! This novel started slowly for me. But, it wasn't long till I was vested in the wacky characters and not long after that...I couldn't stop thinking about them. There are a good many characters in the read, howe...

from BetsyKipnis

Small town Montana. A trailer park in Quinn, population 956. Rachel Flood returns home with baggage and not the kind that refers to suitcases. "The Flood Girls" dually names the Flood family females and the town's women softball team owned and operated by Laverna Flood also Rachel's estranged mom...

from tipsy_writer

I grew up in a very small town where everyone seemingly knew everyone - the good and the bad. This is probably why I find myself so drawn to stories of small towns, and Richard Fifield's The Flood Girls is no exception - in fact, it's one of the best small-town novels I think I've ever read. The ...