Flowertown and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Learn more



or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Start reading Flowertown on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Color:
Image not available

To view this video download Flash Player

 

Flowertown [Paperback]

S.G. Redling
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (435 customer reviews)

List Price: $14.95
Price: $8.97 & FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $5.98 (40%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Want it tomorrow, June 21? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
Kindle Edition $4.99  
Paperback $8.97  
MP3 CD, Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged $11.76  
Audible Audio Edition, Unabridged $11.95 or Free with Audible 30-day free trial
Summer Reading
Summer Reading
Browse the best books of summer including blockbusters, beach reads, and editors' picks in our Summer Reading Store.

Book Description

June 19, 2012
When Feno Chemical spilled an experimental pesticide in rural Iowa, scores of people died. Those who survived contamination were herded into a US Army medically maintained quarantine and cut off from the world. Dosed with powerful drugs to combat the poison, their bodies give off a sickly sweet smell and the containment zone becomes known simply as Flowertown.

Seven years later, the infrastructure is crumbling, supplies are dwindling, and nobody is getting clean. Ellie Cauley doesn’t care anymore. Despite her paranoid best friend's insistence that conspiracies abound, she focuses on three things: staying high, hooking up with the Army sergeant she's not supposed to be fraternizing with and, most importantly, trying to ignore her ever-simmering rage. But when a series of deadly events rocks the compound, Ellie suspects her friend is right—something dangerous is going down in Flowertown and all signs point to a twisted plan of greed and abuse. She and the other residents of Flowertown have been betrayed by someone with a deadly agenda and their plan is just getting started. Time is running out. With nobody to trust and nowhere to go, Ellie decides to fight with the last weapon she has—her rage.

Flowertown is a high-intensity conspiracy thriller that brings the worst-case scenario vividly to life and will keep readers riveted until the final haunting page.

Frequently Bought Together

Flowertown + Breakdown
Price for both: $17.94

Buy the selected items together
  • Breakdown $8.97


Editorial Reviews

About the Author

A fifteen-year veteran of morning radio and an avid traveler, Sheila Redling currently lives in her beloved West Virginia.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 378 pages
  • Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (June 19, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1612183026
  • ISBN-13: 978-1612183022
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (435 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #338,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

After a ridiculously normal childhood spent fighting with my siblings in the woods of West Virginia, I graduated from Georgetown University with an English degree. To my parents' chagrin, I parlayed that fine education into a series of jobs including waitress, monument tour guide, and sheepskin packer before settling in as a morning radio host in Huntington, West Virginia.

I tend to stroll blithely into strange situations and take adolescent pride in surviving them. Some of my favorites: jumping from an airplane (recommended), jumping from a moving train in Hungary (not recommended), getting lost in the Spice Bazaar in Istanbul, and being locked in a dining car on a midnight train through the Carpathians; and winning a heated argument over the schematics of the Battlestar Galactica.

These days, I spend a lot of time in pajamas and--for reasons too complicated to explain--I am no longer shocked to find wildlife in my house. For me, everything is a story and the story is everything. Getting to tell my stories? Greatest thing ever.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
71 of 77 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Mind Bending Fun for All June 19, 2012
By Jeromy
Format:Paperback
When I originally read Flowertown, I had chosen to start just before bedtime, thinking 3 to 5 chapters and I would be good. What followed was 16 chapters read that night. The author's choice of words, and descriptive passages, immediately pull you in to the story, and keep you there. The surrealistic landscape painted by S.G. Redling in Flowertown, is one of a martial law, media manipulation, and conspiracy. As I devoured this book, I realized that I was holding my breath at a few points, and based on my thought process, I thought I had the book figured out. I was 100% wrong. As I neared the end of the book, I was so caught up in it, that (without adding a spoiler) when Ellie, the main character that I hoped the author based on herself, has a shocking revelation, I actually had to stop reading for a moment. This twist, this surprise, is the only time in my life, that while reading a book, I had to go back to the beginning of the chapter, read forward, just to make sure that I had read the words correctly. It was too mind numbing for me to embrace, and I could truly see the intent the author had in presenting this twist, as I mimicked the actions of the main character. I eagerly await more books from this very talented author. If you have any doubt about purchasing this book, I can promise you, you will not regret it. If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would!
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
68 of 75 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Well-written dystopian thriller May 20, 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Vine™ Review (What's this?)
Every day, loads of very toxic materials travel our highways and railroads. What would happen if one of these spilled -- and permanently poisoned an entire area with all the people in it? That's the scary premise of "Flowertown." The chemical in question was supposed to be a systemic pesticide that would not only kill the targeted insect species, it would also remain in the systems of the predators that feed on that bug, so that their droppings would perpetuate the chemical in the ecosystem. Well, it did just that -- too well, because it was not only toxic to bugs, but a lot of other things as well, including people. An accidental spill released the stuff into a rural area in Iowa, where it killed most of the local population and rendered the rest so toxic that anything they shed or excrete -- such as hair, skin particles, sweat, urine, etc. -- contains the chemical. Which is why the army moved in and quarantined the area. Permanently.

It's now seven years later, and "Flowertown," as the PennCo Containment Area is euphemistically called, has become a dystopian militarized zone that is isolated from the rest of the world, a place where it is legal to sell pot, but you can be thrown in jail for littering. To make things even worse, the infrastructure is breaking down, with fewer supplies coming in, water and power systems that don't work half the time, very bad TV and Internet access, and a population that is steeped in cynicism and apathy. Among the latter is Ellie Cauley, who used to be a high-power executive before she got trapped in Flowertown while visiting her boyfriend's family at the same time as the spill.
... Read more ›
Was this review helpful to you?
87 of 99 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Hard to Put Down May 21, 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Vine™ Review (What's this?)
I spent a lazy Sunday reading this book and really enjoyed it.

The idea of a community being quarantined and isolated from the rest of the world by a chemical accident wasn't too far-fetched to identify with.
Corporate greed and power turns the lives of the survivors into lives that lack hope and promise, unable to leave with many cut off from their loved ones.

Those who survived the initial accident are subjected to ongoing treatment that kills many and makes everyone strong enough to survive miserable.

As the story evolves and you get to know the characters, many of the "conditions" they deal with become suspicious and theories are formed by some of the survivors.
Some of the locals discover that every bit of news available to the residents of Flowertown is filtered and often altered to keep them in line.

When the Army disappears and the only enforcers remaining are employees of the company responsible for the accident, many suspect a conspiracy. By the time the main characters discover there really is an underground group of people in Flowertown, everyone is in danger and many are unsure who to trust.

Near the end of the book, when Ellie learns just how much she's been deceived, the author did an excellent job surprising the readers.
I enjoyed this book and look forward to more from this author.
Was this review helpful to you?
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good read for a good price June 28, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm not sure how people are giving this 5 of 5 stars. I would tend to save that for much more entertaining and/or well written efforts. That being said, you aren't going to find a much better read for $5. The premise is solid, but the actual imagery is somewhat lacking. The author seems to be trying to use too many superlatives to describe things/people in the town as well as the situations they find themselves. It makes the back half of the book a little hard to read. Speaking of the ending, without any spoilers, it feels rushed and predictable. The author spends a lot of time leading up to the climax, but the resolution feels much too rushed. Maybe, a few flash-backs to the characters earlier lives would help the reader to care more about the heroine and supporting cast. Maybe starting the story pre-spill or devoting a chapter or two to the characters pre-spill lives would have helped.

Maybe the intent was to leave the reader wanting more so another installment could be written. Whatever the case may be, pick this up for $5 and read it over the weekend. You'll be glad you did.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Fun ride
I had just finished the most recent of S. G. Redling`s novels, Damocles, and was so incredibly blown away, that I had to read anything else that she had written. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Teresa Barbour
5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking read!
This book caused me to continually make comparisons and become intrigued by the similarities I noted with the Holocaust. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Bundle
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute must read!
Couldn't put the book down. If you don't think this scenario couldn't happen, think again. Makes you consider how much power the drug companies really wield in today's society.
Published 7 days ago by jrewilmer
1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
Loved Damocles! But this book was annoying both to read and listen to and to me very predictable, I had hoped I'd be wrong and read to the bitter predictable end.
Published 8 days ago by James R. Macy
3.0 out of 5 stars It was good but nothing spectaular
This was a good book with good pacing and fine character work. My one complaint is that everything seems rushed at the end of the book. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Brad.b
5.0 out of 5 stars Flowertown
I just finished the most riveting
book I have ever read!!!!!! It has been a very long time since I've been able to stay awake long enough to even remember what was on the... Read more
Published 14 days ago by laurie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Great book with a great twist! I finished this book in record time! I had a hard time putting it down.
Published 16 days ago by Jess
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, I just had to read this book.
It really had you thinking about, what would happen if it really does happen. I was so sad for the people who live in this area. What they put these people though. Read more
Published 17 days ago by S. Bovea
5.0 out of 5 stars Great storyline. Great book. Well written.
I don't usually read these types of books... However, I loved the book. Loved everything about it. Couldn't put it down. Definitely worthy of a purchase.
Published 17 days ago by Alicia
5.0 out of 5 stars Flowertown
S.G. Redling has a real winner with this book. Interesting premise and plot. Her style kept me turning the pages!
Published 24 days ago by JGSF
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Forums

There are no discussions about this product yet.
Be the first to discuss this product with the community.
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 



So You'd Like to...


Create a guide


Look for Similar Items by Category