The Lonely Polygamist
Author: Udall, Brady
ISBN: 9780099498032
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 01 Jul 2011
Pages: 608
Format: Paperback / softback
'A wry, sympathetic portrait of a spectacularly dysfunctional family' New Yorker
From the author of the legendary novel The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint.
Golden Richards is a normal dad. But with four wives and twenty eight children there just isn't enough of him to go around. Unbeknownst to his wives, Golden has taken a construction job on a Nevada brothel. Lying to cover his tracks, beset by familial rivalry on all sides, he seeks relief in the arms of his boss's wife.To put it simply this is the story of a polygamist who has an affair. But there is much more to it than that. Generous, wise and moving The Lonely Polygamist is a bittersweet tale of family, love and belonging.
ISBN: 9780099498032
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 01 Jul 2011
Pages: 608
Format: Paperback / softback
'A wry, sympathetic portrait of a spectacularly dysfunctional family' New Yorker
From the author of the legendary novel The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint.
Golden Richards is a normal dad. But with four wives and twenty eight children there just isn't enough of him to go around. Unbeknownst to his wives, Golden has taken a construction job on a Nevada brothel. Lying to cover his tracks, beset by familial rivalry on all sides, he seeks relief in the arms of his boss's wife.To put it simply this is the story of a polygamist who has an affair. But there is much more to it than that. Generous, wise and moving The Lonely Polygamist is a bittersweet tale of family, love and belonging.
