A Bigamists Daughter, Alice McDermott
A Bigamists Daughter, Alice McDermott
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A Bigamist's Daughter
A Novel

Author: Alice McDermott

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged: 8 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/28/2012


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).

About Alice McDermott

Alice McDermott is the author of nine novels, all published by FSG, including Charming Billy, winner of the National Book Award, and That Night, At Weddings and Wakes, and After This, which were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. She is also the author of the essay collection What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction. Her stories and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, and other publications. She lives outside Washington, DC.

About Tavia Gilbert

Tavia Gilbert has recorded hundreds of titles across a wide span of genres, including Erica Spindler romantic thrillers, John Scalzi science fiction, Jeaniene Frost fantasy.  She received four Audies nominations and won three Audiofile Earphones Awards for titles The Obituary Writer, Sing Them Home and The Day of the Pelican.  In addition to voice acting, Gilbert is an accomplished producer, singer and theater actor.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Megan on May 28, 2014

I've read a few later Alice McDermott books, ones that centre more around Irish-American families, and while I can't say I adored them, they certainly struck me more than this book, one of her first, if not her very first, novels. A Bigamist's Daughter, well, I just can't quite figure out what this......more

Goodreads review by A.M. Flynn-Davis🪐 on January 30, 2024

Meh......more

Goodreads review by Laurel-Rain on May 24, 2009

In a novel that dissects, deconstructs and recreates the fabric of life, love and literature, the author spotlights the world of publishing; the mythology of love, the elusiveness of the love object – all as the centerpiece of this work – formulate the basis for this story. We begin with Elizabeth Co......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on December 11, 2023

First book that McDermott published (1982) but the fourth one I read in my (temporary?) obsession with reading her books. Found this quote ”McDermott’s style is to temper the tragedy of her characters’ lives with prose in shades of purple, to turn ordinary lives and events into extraordinary narrati......more

Goodreads review by kp on August 14, 2021

This first novel by Alice McDermott displays all her best qualities: wit, striking imagery, and troubled hearts drawn with a delicate touch.......more


Quotes

“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