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The Descendants
by Hemmings, Kaui Hart
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0099513137
- ISBN 13
- 9780099513131
- Seller
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Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Penguin Random House. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Synopsis
Narrated in a fearless voice full of bold hilarity and set against the lush, panoramic backdrop of Hawaii, The Descendants is a stunning debut novel about an unconventional family forced to come together and re-create its own legacy...A descendant of one of Hawaii's largest landowners, Matthew King finds his luck has changed. His two daughters - Scottie, a feisty ten-year-old, and Alex, a teenage recovering drug addict - are out of control; his thrill-seeking, high-maintenance wife, Joanie, lies in a coma after a boat-racing accident and will soon be taken off life support. Suddenly the King family must come to terms with this tragedy - and with the shameful sense of freedom that comes with it.As Matt gathers Joanie's friends and family to say their final goodbyes, a difficult situation is made worse by the discovery that one person hasn't been told - the man with whom Joanie has been having an affair. Forced to examine what he owes not only to the living but also to the dead, Matt takes to the road with his daughters to find his wife's lover on a memorable journey of painful revelations and unforeseen humour.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Better World Books Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41132383-75
- Title
- The Descendants
- Author
- Hemmings, Kaui Hart
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0099513137
- ISBN 13
- 9780099513131
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- Place of Publication
- Uk
- This edition first published
- 2009
Terms of Sale
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