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Elizabeth Connelly, a cynical young woman living and working in New York, embarks on a psychologically threatening investigation into her father's past, a search that produces unforeseen revelations concerning her own personality and future
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" Impressive...McDermott writes with assurance and skill, and has created a fascinatingly prismatic story." -- Anne Tyler, "New York Times Book Review"
" McDermott is an enormously skilled and assured writer who transforms the ordinary into something resonant and magical." -- "Cleveland Plain Dealer"
" Alice McDermott' s novels are like family albums, each scene hazy with the yellow light of history, nostalgic as faded Polaroids." -- "San Francisco Examiner"
" Splendid...this is nothing less than a brilliant first novel." -- "Virginia Quarterly Review"
"Impressive...McDermott writes with assurance and skill, and has created a fascinatingly prismatic story."--Anne Tyler, "New York Times Book Review"
"McDermott is an enormously skilled and assured writer who transforms the ordinary into something resonant and magical."--"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
"Alice McDermott's novels are like family albums, each scene hazy with the yellow light of history, nostalgic as faded Polaroids."--"San Francisco Examiner"
"Splendid...this is nothing less than a brilliant first novel."--"Virginia Quarterly Review"
"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"
About the Author:
" McDermott is an enormously skilled and assured writer who transforms the ordinary into something resonant and magical." -- "Cleveland Plain Dealer"
" Alice McDermott' s novels are like family albums, each scene hazy with the yellow light of history, nostalgic as faded Polaroids." -- "San Francisco Examiner"
" Splendid...this is nothing less than a brilliant first novel." -- "Virginia Quarterly Review"
"Impressive...McDermott writes with assurance and skill, and has created a fascinatingly prismatic story."--Anne Tyler, "New York Times Book Review"
"McDermott is an enormously skilled and assured writer who transforms the ordinary into something resonant and magical."--"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
"Alice McDermott's novels are like family albums, each scene hazy with the yellow light of history, nostalgic as faded Polaroids."--"San Francisco Examiner"
"Splendid...this is nothing less than a brilliant first novel."--"Virginia Quarterly Review"
"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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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""
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
""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
-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
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.
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- PublisherFawcett Books
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0449201058
- ISBN 13 9780449201053
- BindingMass Market Paperback
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