Lonely Polygamist
By Brady Udall
(Vintage Books, Paperback, 9780099498032)
Publication Date: May 2011
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover, Paperback
Categories: Family Life
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Summer '11 Reading Group List“The Lonely Polygamist is the story of 45-year-old Golden Richards, a hapless soul, whose four wives, 28 children, and one paramour run his life. By turns laugh-out-loud funny and hauntingly sad, this novel is a big, fat, satisfying read that will make you reconsider what it means to be part of a family. Plus, it contains the naughtiest, goofiest 11-year-old boy who will ever break your heart.”
-- Roberta Dyer, Broadway Books, Portland, OR
Selected by Indie Booksellers for the May 2010 Indie Next List
Description
In this "New York Times" bestseller, "Udall masterfully portrays the hapless foibles and tragic yearnings of our fellow humans."--"San Francisco Chronicle."
Monday, May 31, 2010
Susan Stamberg gathers recommendations from booksellers Rona Brinlee, Lucia Silva and Daniel Goldin. Their selections for summertime reading include books about small-town America, a polygamist father in over his head, and a postmistress in New England during World War II. More at NPR.org
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Conversation Starters from ReadingGroupChoices.com
- What were your views on polygamy before reading the book? Did they change after you finished reading?
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