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Bad Mormon, a memoir, Heather Gay

eng

autobiography

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non fiction

Bad Mormon

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Heather Gay

a memoir

"Straight off the slopes and into the spotlight, Heather Gay is known to dish God's honest truth. Whether as a businesswoman, mother, or television personality, Heather is unafraid to blaze a new trail; even if at the isolation of her family, friends, and church. Heather was born and bred Mormon. Growing up in Utah, not even the snow-capped mountains could draw attention from the state's most prominent resident: the Mormon Church. Between attending orthodox services, embarking on an eighteen-month mission, attending Brigham Young University, and marrying into a "royal" family, Heather was the definition of a "good Mormon." However, when the doting wife's husband unexpectedly filed for divorce, she was left out in the cold by her church and her community. In this funny, brash, and unbelievably vulnerable book, Bad Mormon recounts Heather's experiences as a single mother to three girls, navigating life post-divorce and post-Mormonism. It follows Heather's early days as a young girl in the church, through to her disavowal of the Mormon faith and success in both business and television. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star documents the challenges of raising strong women despite feeling broken, and teases out the complicated relationship between duty to self and duty to God. Bad Mormon works to reconcile cultural and religious beliefs, with shifting ideologies about the world and its inhabitants. And Heather is its charming narrator. Hers is a story of honesty and transparency in a community where skeletons line the closets. Heather Gay is anything but shy, and it shows in her work. It's a story about finding healing after heartbreak and accomplishment after abandonment-from a woman unafraid of holding anything back"--, Provided by publisher"The funny, brash, and vulnerable memoir from the star of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City bravely explores her leaving the Mormon Church and her journey to success in business, television, and single motherhood. Straight off the slopes and into the spotlight, Heather Gay is known to dish God's honest truth. Whether as a businesswoman, mother, or television personality, Heather is unafraid to blaze a new trail, even if it means losing family, friends, and even her church. A born and bred Mormon, Heather did everything that was expected of her and then some. From an eighteen-month mission to attending Brigham Young University and marrying into church royalty, Heather was the ultimate good Mormon. But her seemingly perfect life was upended when her husband unexpectedly filed for divorce and she suddenly found herself struggling to find healing after heartbreak and accomplishment after abandonment. Now, with her signature witty, compassionate, and charming voice, Heather recounts her difficult but rewarding experiences navigating life post-divorce and post-Mormonism. She explores the challenges of raising strong women despite feeling broken and teases out the complicated relationship between duty to self and duty to God. An honest, witty, and ultimately healing memoir, Bad Mormon is an unputdownable read in the vein of Unveiling Grace, What Remains, and One Day You'll Thank Me"--, Provided by publisher

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Author's Note -- Prologue -- Epigraph -- Part One: Bad Daughter -- Chapter 1: Feels Like Home -- Chapter 2: Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto -- Chapter 3: Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies -- Chapter 4: I'm a Puzzle, I Must Figure Out Where All My Pieces Fit -- Chapter 5: Nightswimming -- Chapter 6: Rise and Shout, the Cougars Are Out -- Chapter 7: Your Life, Little Girl, Is an Empty Page -- Part Two: Bad Missionary -- Chapter 8: Love Is A Temple -- Chapter 9: Called to Serve Him, Heavenly King of Glory -- Chapter 10: Le Chaleur HumaineChapter 11: I Got So High That I Saw Jesus -- Chapter 12: My Heart Will Go On -- Part Three: Bad Wife -- Chapter 13: Lost on You -- Chapter 14: Secure Yourself to Heaven -- Chapter 15: God Gave Me You -- Chapter 16: Which Part Is Mine? -- Chapter 17: I'm Harboring a Fugitive, Defector of a Kind -- Chapter 18: Somewhere That's Green -- Chapter 19: Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel, Push Along -- Chapter 20: If You Loved Me, Why'd You Leave Me? -- Part Four: Bad Mormon -- Chapter 21: I Can Breathe for the First Time -- Chapter 22: There Must Be Fifty Ways to Leave Your LoverChapter 23: The Hill I'm Walking Up Is Getting Good and Steep -- Chapter 24: Looking for Heaven, Found the Devil in Me -- Chapter 25: In My Life, I Love You More -- Part Five: Bad Ass -- Chapter 26: All of These Lines Across My Face -- Chapter 27: Only Girl (In the World) -- Chapter 28: A Diva Is a Female Version of a Hustla -- Chapter 29: Started from the Bottom, Now We're Here -- Chapter 30: I Think Life Chose Me After All -- Epilogue -- Photographs -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Copyright