A Bigamist’’s Daughter

＂The ＂beautifully written＂ first novel by Alice McDermott, winner of the National Book Award and ＂one of our finest novelists at work today.＂＂--

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.