Bad Mormon: A Memoir

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Drinking and Tweeting meets Unorthodox in this vulnerable memoir about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star's 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. Exposing secrets she once held sacred, Bad Mormon is an unfiltered look at the religion that broke her heart.

A revealing and ultimately hopeful memoir, Bad Mormon is a captivating read in the vein of Untamed, Educated, and Me Talk Pretty One Day.

Author: Heather Gay
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 02/07/2023
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.34w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9781982199531

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 02/01/2022 pg. 11
Publishers Weekly 10/24/2022
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2023
Booklist 01/01/2023 pg. 14
Library Journal 03/10/2023 pg. 1

About the Author
Heather Gay is a star of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and the cofounder of Beauty Lab + Laser, an innovative cosmetic medical practice based in Salt Lake City with its own behind-the-scenes podcast Live Love Lab. A graduate of Brigham Young University, Heather lives in Salt Lake City with her three daughters.