The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall was a Powell's Indiespensable selection that I just didn't get around to reading last year. Four wives + 28 children + economic hardship = complicated. And then maybe we should add another wife to the mix? Somehow along the line I began to care about this messy clan. A tad too long at 600 pages but very funny and insightful. And the author lives in Boise!
I would agree with your assessment — a bit long, wasn’t too engaged with the characters overall, but by the end I was hoping for the best and cared a bit more than I thought possible. Loved reading a local author …
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