The Descendants - Softcover

Hart Hemmings, Kaui

3.83

22,400 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099513137 ISBN 13: 9780099513131

Publisher: Vintage, 2009

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A descendant of one of Hawaii's largest landowners, Matt King finds his luck changed when his fun-loving, filghty wife Joanie falls into a coma, victim of a boating accident. Matt is left in sole charge of his two daughters, teenage ex-model and recovering drug addict Alex, and Scottie, a feisty ten-year-old.

And then Matt discovers Joanie has been having an affair. Deciding to seek out Joanie's lover so that he too has a chance to say his goodbyes, Matt takes to the road with his daughters on a memorable journey of painful revelations and unexpected humour...

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Review:

"Shockingly irreverent and funny while exerting that all-important emotional tug... A well-plotted, unexpectedly twisting saga" (Guardian)

"Kaui Hart Hemmings' assured touch and her fine grasp of the absurd ensures that this novel steers a deliciously scenic route between heartbreak and hilarity" (Daily Mail)

"Gripping and funny... A brave and intelligent novel" (Sunday Telegraph)

"An assured and subtle writer. The islands rise lush and untamed in the background" (Observer)

"Utterly original and absolutely compelling... a fantastic first novel" (Geoff Dyer)

Book Description:

Now a major motion picture starring George Clooney.

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