From the bestselling author of the monsters of templeton comes a lyrical and. Vivienne and willies family history is a big part of templeton. From the new york times bestselling author of fates and furies willie cooper arrives on the doorstep of her ancestral home in templeton, new york in the wake of a disastrous affair with her much older, married archaeology professor. The monsters of templeton is a dramatic novel written by lauren groff. The monsters of templeton, a fascinating first novel by lauren groff, is a book with joy in its. Buy the monsters of templeton by lauren groff from amazons fiction books store. Editions of the monsters of templeton by lauren groff. Nowhere is this more true than in her first novel, the monsters of templeton. Usa today the monsters of templeton, a fascinating first novel by lauren groff, is a book with joy in its marrowfabulous. Lauren groff is gifted with an elegant prose style and a narrative ambition.
The monsters of templeton makes readers work, but its rewards are worth it. Lauren groff is the author of three new york times bestselling novels fates and furies named by barack obama as his favourite book of 2015, the monsters of templeton and arcadia as well as the story collection delicate edible birds. Lauren groff is the new york times bestselling author of three novels, the monsters of templeton, arcadia, and fates and furies, and the celebrated short story. Lauren groff is gifted with an elegant prose style and a narrative ambition as deep and as serious as the human mysteries she sets out to explore. She graduated from amherst college and has an mfa in fiction from the university of wisconsinmadison. So begins the monsters of templeton, a novel spanning two centuries. The monsters of templeton by lauren groff goodreads. Lauren groff is gifted with an elegant prose style and a narrative ambition as deep and as serious as. Lauren groff discussed her novel the monsters of templeton. The day i returned to templeton steeped in disgrace. The day i returned to templeton steeped in disgrace, the fiftyfoot corpse of a monster surfaced in lake glimmerglass. New york times bestseller the debut novel by the acclaimed author of fates. Lauren groffs first novel, the monsters of templeton, had its origin during a winter when she found herself far from her hometown, cooperstown, n.
The monsters of templeton is a bold and beautiful hybrid of a book. The monsters of templeton is the story of wilhelmina willie upton not cooper as it says in the synopsis who returns to her home town of templeton, where her mother, vivienne lives. San francisco chronicle part mystery and part history. The trouble with the monsters of templeton is that its complications seem nonstop. Plot twists in lauren groffs book are certainly intriguing enough to captivate readers. At the start of groffs lyrical debut, 28yearold wilhelmina willie upton returns to her picturesque hometown of templeton, n. The monsters of templeton 97814022250 by lauren groff and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Read the monsters of templeton by lauren groff available from rakuten kobo. Buy this book at the start of groffs lyrical debut, 28yearold.
The marie claire book club digs into lauren groffs the monsters of templeton to uncover the familial mystery rooted in a small, supernatural town. Groff was born and raised in cooperstown, new york. The trouble with the monsters of templeton is that its. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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