This is the story of a troubled middle-aged man, Golden and the story of his four wives and 28 children. Yes, it is the story of mormon fundamentalists in the 1970s and what is capable of happening during an affair- but the thing I found the most interesting about the book was not the main character Golden, it was the truly electric supporting characters of Rusty and Trish that made this story spectacular.
Udall is a spectacular writer and completely brave for basically making one of the most ballsy moves in contemporary literature. I was seriously blown away by the shocking plot turns that Bradley took.
The book had a lot to say about family but even more to say about relationships period and the closeness (or lackthereof) that comes with them.
Seriously people. READ THIS. It comes out in paperback in May.
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*Entertainment Weekly's Best Book of 2010
*Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2010
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