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Macmillan Children's Book

A Bigamist's Daughter

A Novel

Author: Alice McDermott, read by Tavia Gilbert

A Bigamist's Daughter

A Bigamist's Daughter

$19.99

About This Book

The New York Times Bestselling Author of After This and Charming Billy

Elizabeth Connelly, editor at a New York vanity press, sells the dream of publication...

On Sale
02/28/2012

Book Details

The New York Times Bestselling Author of After This and Charming Billy

Elizabeth Connelly, editor at a New York vanity press, sells the dream of publication (admittedly, to writers of questionable talent). Stories of true emotional depth rarely cross her desk. But when a young writer named Tupper Daniels walks in, bearing an unfinished novel, Elizabeth is drawn to both the novelist and his story—a lyrical tale about a man in love with more than one woman at once. Tupper's manuscript unlocks memories of her own secretive father, who himself may have been a bigamist. As Elizabeth and Tupper search for the perfect dénouement, their affair, too, approaches a most unexpected and poignant coda.
A brilliant debut from one of our most celebrated authors, A Bigamist's Daughter is "a wise, sad, witty novel about men and women, God, hope, love, illusion, and fiction itself" (Newsweek).

Imprint Publisher

Macmillan Audio

ISBN

9781427222794

Reading Guide

In The News

“Tavia Gilbert vividly narrates Elizabeth's quest for understanding of her past and her present…Gilbert conveys Elizabeh's long-hidden pain and highlights McDermott's message about relationships between men and women.” —AudioFile Magazine

“Impressive…A fascinatingly prismatic story.” —Anne Tyler, The New York Times Book Review

“One of our finest novelists at work today.” —Los Angeles Times

“There's no one like Alice McDermott…her touch is light as a feather, her perceptions purely accurate.” —Elle

“Beautifully written.” —The Washington Post

“A masterly and admirable first novel...A Bigamist's Daughter sparkles with crisp language and fine, precise writing….A richly detailed story.” —The Kansas City Star

“McDermott is an enormously skilled and assured writer who transforms the ordinary into something magical.” —The Cleveland Plain Dealer

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A Bigamist's Daughter

A Bigamist's Daughter

$19.99