The Lonely Polygamist

According to Udall, after writing a nonfiction piece in 1998 for Esquire called "Big Love," about modern day polygamy, "there was no question my next novel would be about contemporary polygamy.

"[1] The novel follows the Richards family, focusing mainly on Golden, who is a polygamist, and the husband to four wives and father of twenty-eight children.

[2] It was called "a serious contender for Great American Novel status" by Publishers Weekly.

[3] The Chicago Tribune says "Udall's control over his complex plot, and his psychological insight into his characters, are admirable and impressive.

But perhaps the most pleasing thing about 'The Lonely Polygamist' is the way it avoids giving in to the prurient interests that could easily have dominated a novel about polygamy.