The Monsters of Templeton - Hardcover
Synopsis
Returning in disgrace to her born-again Christian mother's home after an affair with her professor, temperamental Willie arrives at the same time the remains of a prehistoric creature is discovered in the town's lake, a finding that tests Willie's archaeological skills and leads to painful revelations about her family. A first novel. 100,000 first printing.
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""The Monsters of Templeton," a fascinating first novel by Lauren Groff, is a book with joy in its marrow--fabulous." "San Francisco Chronicle""
"Absorbing." "People""
""Monsters "will give you paper cuts from turning pages." "Marie Claire""
"In The Monsters of Templeton, Lauren Groff has crafted a multi-layered story that is boldly inventive and surprising, by turns wistful, elegiac, and sweeping." "Lauren Belfer, author of City of Light""
"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more. Willie is a funny, sexy, plucky heroine; her Mom--a once-upon-a-time hippie who's gone Baptist but not square--is a hoot; her family history is a funhouse through which Willie must wander in order to find her father. Best of all is Templeton, a town that will remind readers of Ray Bradbury at his most magical. There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end, and there is no higher success than that." "Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly""
"Richly imagined. . . . What Groff illustrates so deeply, and uniquely, is the difficulty of shaking off one's family ties, one's roots." Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"Groff's multilayered saga both thrills and delights with poignant, breathtaking prose. A" Entertainment Weekly"
"At the heart of Lauren Groff's ambitious debut novel is a simple question. . . . But how that mystery is solved--through three centuries of one family's history overflowing with scandals and secrets--makes it a delightful and challenging novel. . . . The Monsters of Templeton makes readers work, but its rewards are worth it. Groff . . . is a talent to watch and celebrate." USA Today"
"The Monsters of Templeton, a fascinating first novel by Lauren Groff, is a book with joy in its marrow--fabulous." San Francisco Chronicle"
"Part mystery and part history. . . . Groff turns her story into a meditation on the nature of change and how evolution--of a place, a family, a person--even if it's diffcult and unsettling, can bring joyous rewards." Miami Herald"
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A mesmerizing tour de force that marks the debut of one of the most exciting talents in years
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- PublisherHachette Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1401322255
- ISBN 13 9781401322250
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages361
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