Author: HEMMINGS, KAUI HART
Title: The Descendants
Description: Vintage, UK. First Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9780099513131 304 pages. Available Now. Book Description: 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... : 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. Size: 12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm. 304 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; Paperback; ISBN: 0099513137. ISBN/EAN: 9780099513131. Inventory No: F245-1094.

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