by Mary Karr
First published 1995
In the Texas refinery town of Leechfield, a young girl's father is the undisputed champion of the Liars' Club, a group of oil workers who gather to spin tall tales. But beneath the family's outrageous lies lurk darker secrets that threaten to unravel their sanity. As the girl looks back through her younger eyes, she must confront her mad grandmother, a squandered inheritance, and the traumas inflicted on her childhood. Through it all, her irreverent voice cuts through the darkness with sharp wit, leading to a hard-won redemption.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Port Arthur, Port Arthur (Tex.), Texas
Period: 20th century
320 pages · Hardcover · Viking