Bad Mormon (Unabridged)
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4.2 • 302 Ratings
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Publisher Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Named one of Entertainment Tonight’s Best Celebrity Memoirs of 2023
As seen in The New York Times, People, The Cut, Vulture, The Daily Beast, Today, Bustle, Us Weekly, Life & Style, and Interview
“No stone goes unturned” (People) in this memoir by reality star Heather Gay, from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and documentary series Surviving Mormonism, where she reflects on her departure from the Mormon Church and her unforeseen success in business, television, and single motherhood.
Straight off the slopes and into the spotlight, Heather Gay is famous for speaking the gospel truth. Whether as a businesswoman, mother, or television personality, she is unafraid to blaze a new trail, even if it means losing family, friends, and her community.
Born and bred to be devout, Heather based her life around her faith. She attended Brigham Young University, served a mission in France, and married into Mormon royalty in the temple. But her life as a good Mormon abruptly ended when she lost the marriage and faith that she had once believed would last forever.
With writing that is beautiful, sad, funny, and true, Heather recounts the difficult discovery of the darkness and damage that often exists behind a picture-perfect life, while examining the nuanced relationship between duty to self and duty to God. “An eye-opening firsthand account of religious indoctrination told with candor and sincerity” (Interview magazine), Bad Mormon is an unfiltered look at the religion that broke her heart.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Sassy and sharp without over-the-top messiness, reality TV star Heather Gay is one of the reasons we tune in to The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. And as this hilarious, heartfelt memoir proves, there’s real depth to her as well. Raised in a close-knit Mormon family, Gay began to doubt the LDS teachings during her teens, when a church official started asking too many intrusive questions about whether she was having sex. Gay clearly doesn’t take her break from the church lightly, and she’s incredibly candid about how the rift caused by her departure has affected her still-devout family. But like many other memoirs from Real Housewives, there’s also lots of light, frothy fun. Heather seems to genuinely like her castmates (even the one who went to jail for wire fraud). Her bubbly, giggly delivery is as charming through headphones as it is on TV, making Bad Mormon a fun way to spend a low-pressure day.
Customer Reviews
Interesting Listen
I really enjoyed this read. I truly went in blindly and was surprised! I knew of Heather from RHOSLC and i'm happy i read this book. I learned so much about her and her story and she is a true warrior. Highly recommend!
Sacrilegious & complainer.
It was an interesting book, i did like learning about what they do in the LDS (Mormon) temples. Lived in Utah all my life and never knew. But i still do find it sacrilegious. I believe you should be allowed your own opinion but i think you should also respect others religions and opinions. And i did think it was kind of wrong to say what is supposed to be secret and holy for them. Heather also complained a bunch about stupid things little in her life, she seems to like to think negatively about her life more than positively of it. But if you like the “real” housewives, want to hear about the mormon religion, or hear someone complaining about life than this is a good book for that.
Amazing
Amazing! I cried. Thanks for sharing your story. 🩷