Book summary the day i returned to templeton steeped in disgrace, the fiftyfoot corpse of a monster surfaced in lake glimmerglass. The monsters of templeton is a bold and beautiful hybrid of a book. She graduated from amherst college and has an mfa in fiction from the university of wisconsinmadison. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. 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. Vivienne and willies family history is a big part of templeton. 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. San francisco chronicle part mystery and part history.
Lauren groff is gifted with an elegant prose style and a narrative ambition. From the bestselling author of the monsters of templeton comes a lyrical and. The monsters of templeton, a fascinating first novel by lauren groff, is a book with joy in its. The monsters of templeton 97814022250 by lauren groff and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. 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. New york times bestseller the debut novel by the acclaimed author of fates. Editions of the monsters of templeton by lauren groff. 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. Read the monsters of templeton by lauren groff available from rakuten kobo. The monsters of templeton by lauren groff book resume. The monsters of templeton makes readers work, but its rewards are worth it. 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. The day i returned to templeton steeped in disgrace.
Lauren groff is gifted with an elegant prose style and a narrative ambition as deep and as serious as. At the start of groffs lyrical debut, 28yearold wilhelmina willie upton returns to her picturesque hometown of templeton, n. Lauren groff discussed her novel the monsters of templeton. The monsters of templeton by lauren groff goodreads. 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. Groff was born and raised in cooperstown, new york. The day i returned to templeton steeped in disgrace, the fiftyfoot corpse of a monster surfaced in lake glimmerglass. Lauren groffs first novel, the monsters of templeton, had its origin during a winter when she found herself far from her hometown, cooperstown, n.
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