Priestdaddy
Patricia Lockwood and her husband Jason, broke after his emergency eye surgery, move back into her parents' Kansas City rectory in 2014 because Patricia's father Greg is a married Catholic priest, ordained under the rare pastoral provision allowed for converts from Protestant ministry. The book oscillates between the year Lockwood spends back home and the childhood years that shaped her, with Greg playing electric guitar in his underwear, the family's nomadic Midwestern moves between parishes, and Lockwood's own slow walk away from and back toward the faith. Lockwood is one of the most acclaimed prose stylists of her generation.
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A poet moves back into her father's Catholic rectory and reckons with the priest, the family, and the faith that built her.
Yes. Priestdaddy is Patricia Lockwood's 2017 memoir about moving back in with her parents in middle age. Her father is a Catholic priest (married before his ordination via a special rule). The book is widely cited as one of the best memoirs of the 2010s.
Yes. Priestdaddy is widely cited as one of the funniest memoirs of recent years. Patricia Lockwood is also known for her viral poetry and Twitter persona.
Priestdaddy was written by Patricia Lockwood, published in 2017 by Penguin Books, Limited.
Priestdaddy is 352 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Priestdaddy takes most readers 5 to 8 hours to finish.
Priestdaddy is a standalone novel by Patricia Lockwood, not part of a series.
Priestdaddy is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
