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Lonely Polygamist

Author: Brady Udall  

'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. 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.

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'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. 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.

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'A wry, sympathetic portrait of a spectacularly dysfunctional family' New YorkerFrom 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.

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Critic Reviews

“Udall demonstrates a wonderful ability to move the reader one way or the other. He is a brilliant comic writer, and this novel is full of laugh-out-loud moments and running jokes. But he is equally adept at heartbreaking tragedy. Combining the two superbly here, he has recreated the terrible wonder and wonderful terror of family life, in a novel that's not larger than life, but just as large, as difficult, as funny and as poignant as everyday life itself”

Udall demonstrates a wonderful ability to move the reader one way or the other. He is a brilliant comic writer, and this novel is full of laugh-out-loud moments and running jokes. But he is equally adept at heartbreaking tragedy. Combining the two superbly here, he has recreated the terrible wonder and wonderful terror of family life, in a novel that's not larger than life, but just as large, as difficult, as funny and as poignant as everyday life itself -- Doug Johnstone Sunday Herald
It's funny, but not simply a comic noel; Udall has some wonderful observations about the dynamics of family life The Times
An exceptional tale of an exceptional family. The New York Times
A dark, funny and insightful probe into the ways we can be lonely even when surrounded Sunday Telegraph, Australia
Memorable... Shining above all in this joyful celebration of communal living is Rusty, the misfit whose explosive fate will have profound effects on the whole, enormous family. -- Ross Gilfillan Daily Mail

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About the Author

Brady Udall is the author of Letting Loose the Hounds, The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, an international bestseller, and the newly released The Lonely Polygamist. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, Playboy, GQ and Esquire, and his stories and essays have been featured on National Public Radio's This American Life. He teaches in the MFA program at Boise State University, and lives in Boise, Idaho and Teasdale, Utah with his wife and children.His great-great grandfather, David King Udall, was a polygamist. His second wife, Ida Hunt Udall, was his great-great grandmother.

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1970s, Utah. Meet the Richards - a one husband, four-wife, twenty-eight child family. Rusty Richards is 11-years-old, son #5 to wife #3, and better known as 'the family terrorist'. Rusty blames his father for the sorry state of his life but he has a GRAND MASTER PLAN change it. Golden Richards is the patriarch of this unruly Mormon clan. Unbeknownst to his wives, Golden is working on 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' wife. To put it simply this the story of a polygamist who has an affair. But there is much more to it than that. The Lonely Polygamist is the story of an unforgettable family and the search for love and belonging. 'An exceptional tale of an exceptional family' The New York Times 'It's funny, but not simply a comic novel; Udall has some wonderful observations about the dynamics of family life and the hapless Golden is a sympathetic hero' The Times 'A wry, sympathetic portrait of a spectacularly dysfunctional family' New Yorker 'Memorable... Shining above all in this joyful celebration of communal living is Rusty, the misfit whose explosive fate will have profound effects on the whole, enormous family' Daily Mail 'Wonderful... He has recreated the terrible wonder and wonderful terror of family life, in a novel that's not larger than life, but just as large, as funny and as poignant as everyday life itself' Sunday Herald 'Udall posesses a comic touch that is occassionally reminiscent of Richard Russo or John Irving... Impressive' Sunday Times Also by Brady Udall: The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage Publishing | Vintage
Published
12th May 2011
Pages
608
ISBN
9780099498032

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