{"product_id":"a-bigamists-daughter-9781250852281","title":"A Bigamist's Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"beautifully written\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) first novel by Alice McDermott, National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eCharming Billy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSomeone\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliant debut from one of our most celebrated authors, \u003ci\u003e A Bigamist's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003eis \"a wise, sad, witty novel about men and women, God, hope, love, illusion, and fiction itself\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice McDermott\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Ninth Hour\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Someone\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e After This\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Charming Billy\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 1998 National Book Award; \u003ci\u003eAt Weddings and Wakes\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThat Night\u003c\/i\u003e--all published by FSG. \u003ci\u003eThat Night, At Weddings and Wakes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAfter This\u003c\/i\u003e were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. Her stories and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. For more than two decades she was the Richard A. Macksey Professor for Distinguished Teaching in the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University and a member of the faculty at the Sewanee Writers' Conference. McDermott lives with her family outside Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671627567378,"sku":"9781250852281","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6ca1e666-4e90-4ebf-ad25-c45e067d18b3.jpg?v=1733806765","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-bigamists-daughter-9781250852281","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}