The Descendants - by Kaui Hart Hemmings (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Narrated in a bold, fearless, unforgettable voice and set against the lush, panoramic backdrop of Hawaii, <i>The Descendants </i>is a stunning debut novel about an unconventional family forced to come together and re-create its own legacy.</b> <p/> Matthew King was once considered one of the most fortunate men in Hawaii. His missionary ancestors were financially and culturally progressive-one even married a Hawaiian princess, making Matt a royal descendant and one of the state's largest landowners. <p/> Now his luck has changed. His two daughters are out of control: Ten-year-old Scottie is a smart-ass with a desperate need for attention, and seventeen-year-old Alex, a former model, is a recovering drug addict. Matt's charismatic, thrill-seeking, high-maintenance wife, Joanie, lies in a coma after a boat-racing accident and will soon be taken off life support. The Kings can hardly picture life without her, but as they come to terms with this tragedy, their sadness is mixed with a sense of freedom that shames them-and spurs them into surprising actions. <p/> Before honoring Joanie's living will, Matt must gather her friends and family to say their final goodbyes, a difficult situation made worse by the sudden discovery that there is one person who hasn't been told: the man with whom Joanie had been having an affair, quite possibly the one man she ever truly loved. Forced to examine what he owes not only to the living but to the dead, Matt takes to the road with his daughters to find his wife's lover, a memorable journey that leads to both painful revelations and unforeseen humor and growth.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A Pandora's box-style tragicomedy . . . [Kaui Hart Hemmings's] comic sense is finely honed in this refreshingly wry debut novel."--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"With beautiful and blunt prose, Hemmings explores the emotional terrain of grief, promising something far more fulfilling than paradise at its end."--<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> <p/>"A surprising and affecting novel, a story about death and infidelity that manages to be a finer, lighter story about life and love."--<i>Time Out New York</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Kaui Hart Hemmings is the author of the critically acclaimed short-story collection <i>House of Thieves</i>. Her work has been published in Z<i>oetrope, Best American New Voices</i>, and <i>Best American Nonrequired Reading</i>. Hemmings grew up in Hawaii and lives with her husband and daughter in San Francisco.
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