The Lonely Polygamist.

GoldenRichards,husbandtofourwives,fathertotwenty-eightchildren,ishavingthemotherofallmid-lifecrises.Hisconstructionbusinessisfailing,hisfamilyhasgrownintoanoverpopulatedmini-dukedombesetwithinsurrectionandrivalry,andheisdoneinwithgrief:duetotheaccidentaldeathofadaughterandthestillbirthofason,hehascometodoubtthecapacityofhisownheart.BradyUdall,oneofAmerica'sbestyoungfictionwriters,tellsatragicomicstoryofadeeplyfaithfulmanwho,crippledbygriefandthedemandsofwork,religionandfamily,becomesentangledinanaffairthatthreatenstodestroyhisfamily'sfuture.LikeJohnIrvingandRichardYates,Udall'scharactersengageustothefullestastheygrapplewiththenatureofneed,loveandbelonging.Abeautifullywrittencomicmasterpiece,keenlyobservedandultimatelyredemptive,"TheLonelyPolygamist"istheunforgettablestoryofanAmericanfamily-withitsinevitabledysfunctionality,heartbreakandcomedy-pushedtoitsouterlimits.