The Descendants (Random House Movie Tie-In Books) - Softcover

Hemmings, Kaui Hart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812982959 ISBN 13: 9780812982954

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 2011

Synopsis

Now a major motion picture starring George Clooney and directed by Alexander Payne

Fortunes have changed for the King family, descendants of Hawaiian royalty and one of the state's largest landowners. Matthew King's daughters--Scottie, a feisty ten-year-old, and Alex, a seventeen-year-old recovering drug addict--are out of control, and their charismatic, thrill-seeking mother, Joanie, lies in a coma after a boat-racing accident. She will soon be taken off life support. As Matt gathers his wife's friends and family to say their final goodbyes, a difficult situation is made worse by the sudden discovery that there's one person who hasn't been told: the man with whom Joanie had been having an affair. Forced to examine what they owe not only to the living but to the dead, Matt, Scottie, and Alex take to the road to find Joanie's lover, on a memorable journey that leads to unforeseen humor, growth, and profound revelations.

About this title

Review:

"A Pandora's box-style tragicomedy . . . [Kaui Hart Hemmings's] comic sense is finely honed in this refreshingly wry debut novel."--The New York Times Book Review

"With beautiful and blunt prose, Hemmings explores the emotional terrain of grief, promising something far more fulfilling than paradise at its end."--San Francisco Chronicle

"A surprising and affecting novel, a story about death and infidelity that manages to be a finer, lighter story about life and love."--Time Out New York

Book Description:

Now a major motion picture starring George Clooney.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0812982959
• ISBN 13: 9780812982954
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320