The Possibilities - by Kaui Hart Hemmings (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The highly anticipated follow-up to the critically-acclaimed bestseller THE DESCENDANTS ("Audaciously comic" -The New Yorker), a novel about a mother grieving her son's death in a Colorado resort town who is faced with another shock-the appearance of a strange girl carrying a secret that will change their lives irrevocably. "--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Descendants</i>--a "funny, insightful, and unsentimental" (<i>People</i>, 4 stars) novel about a grieving mother and the shocking surprise that may help her reclaim her hold on life.</b> <p/>In the idyllic ski town of Breckenridge, Colorado, Sarah St. John is reeling. Three months ago, her twenty-two-year-old son, Cully, died in an avalanche. Sarah's father, a retiree, tries to distract her from her grief with gadgets from the home shopping channel. Sarah's best friend offers life advice by venting details of her own messy divorce. Even Cully's father reemerges, stirring more emotions and confusion than Sarah needs. But Sarah feels she is facing the stages of grief--the anger, the sadness, the letting go--alone; she desperately wants to hear the swoosh of her son's ski pants, or watch him skateboard past her window. And one day a strange girl arrives on her doorstep. Unexpected and unexplained, she bears a secret from Cully that could change all of their lives forever. <p/>With wry wit and intuition, Kaui Hart Hemmings highlights the subtle poignancies of grief and relationships in this stunning look at people faced with impossible choices. Called "surprisingly entertaining" (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>) and "familiar yet richly, astutely observant and reflective" (<i>The Boston Globe</i>), <i>The Possibilities</i> brilliantly portrays tragic ineffability with grace and hope.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[<i>The Possibilities</i>] is engagingly direct and unsentimental, somehow familiar yet richly, astutely observant and reflective. Hemmings has created a vivid, memorable group of flawed yet likable kindred spirits in whom we become deeply invested, charmed by the realistic rhythms and irreverent non sequiturs of their lively conversations.--<i>The Boston Globe</i><br><br>As she did in <i>The Descendants</i> (2007), Hemmings deftly deploys her idyllic setting, leavens tragedy with humor, avoids sentimentality, and offers characters whom readers will find very appealing.<br> --<i>Booklist</i> (starred review)<br><br>Hemmings writes a piercing, empathetic story about parenthood and unfathomable heartbreak and manages to bring humor and hope to her characters. Emotionally complex and relatable to all, it will be particularly understandable to those who've experienced the inexplicable, devastating loss of a loved one.<br> --<i>Kirkus</i> (starred review)<br><br>In smooth, nuanced prose, Kuai Hart Hemmings deftly captures the emotional hurtles that pin our day-to-day lives to the map of the universe. <i>The Possibilities</i> is a heartrending story of grief, resilience, and ultimately joy in all the tumult that loving other people inevitably demands. A soulful gem of a novel that reminds us to treasure every fleeting, crystalline moment of family love and our imperfect lives.<br> --Carol Cassella, author of <i>Gemini</i><br><br>Kaui Hart Hemmings' novel is a graceful, subtle primer on freedom--the means by which we free (and forgive) ourselves, our parents, and our children, as well as the almost unbearable getting-of-wisdom by which we free our beloved dead. <i>The Possibilities</i> is familiar to us, in all its wit and intelligence, because we know the characters. We are the characters.<br> --Susanna Moore, author of <i>The Life of Objects</i><br><br>"<i>The Possibilities</i> stands on its own, and despite its popular appeal, Hemmings' second novel has literary chops too....The inconsistency of humanity is gorgeous and sad and exhilarating, and Hemmings captures it as well as she ever has."<br> --<i>Chicago Tribune</i><br><br>"A grieving mother tries to make peace with her son's death in this wry and heartwarming second novel from the author of <i>The Descendants</i>...With a deft and dry humor, Hemmings tackles the unique and unexpectedly humorous ways in which one is expected to mourn... a treatise on parenthood." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> (starred review)<br><br>"A strong second showing for readers who enjoy modern characters, some laughs, and a good cry." --<i>Library Journal</i><br><br>"Hemmings has dreamed up a beguiling assortment of characters...Funny, insightful and unsentimental, the book confirms that yes, people drive each other crazy much of the time, but as often as they fail, they never stop trying to rise to the occasion." <br> --<i>People</i> (4 stars)<br><br>"Lifelong Breckenridge resident Sarah St. John narrates her story with wry, honest reflections on unattained dreams, friendship and, mainly, parenthood...It feels good to be along for the ride." <br> --<i>Seattle Times</i><br><br>"No question this talented writer owns paradise."<br> --<i>Houston Chronicle</i><br><br>"The characters are so real, so warm and sympathetic, that you'd be happy to follow them to and from the grocery store just for the pure pleasure of their company. The language is frisky and funny...A gorgeous, smart book about letting go, and seeing all that remains, and then learning to cherish all the possibilities left to you with gratitude and grace."<br> --<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i><br><br>"What's fresh about Hemmings's book isn't the various story lines but the characters' antic personalities and the language with which she creates them... surprisingly entertaining and intermittently moving...<i>The Possibilities</i> is a novel about learning to move forward, even while haunted by such dark thoughts." <br> --<i>New York Times Book Review</i><br>
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