The Descendants (Paperback)
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The Descendants (Paperback)

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Paperback 304 Pages
Published: 04/12/2017
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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...

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9781784707156
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 213 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

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

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