Bigamist's Daughter - by Alice McDermott (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

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).

Review Quotes

"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

About the Author

Alice McDermott is the author of five previous novels, including Child of My Heart; Charming Billy, winner of the 1998 National Book Award; and At Weddings and Wakes, all published by FSG and Picador. She lives with her family outside Washington, D.C.