The Descendants: A Novel-Fast Shipping

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Narrated in a bold, fearless, unforgettable voice and set against the lush, panoramicbackdrop of Hawaii, The Descendants is a stunning debut novel about an unconventionalfamily forced to come together and re-create its own legacy.

Matthew King was onceconsidered one of the most fortunate men in Hawaii. His missionary ancestors werefinancially and culturally progressive–one even married a Hawaiian princess, makingMatt a royal descendant and one of the state’s largest landowners.

Now his luckhas changed. His two daughters are out of control: Ten-year-old Scottie is a smart-asswith a desperate need for attention, and seventeen-year-old Alex, a former model,is a recovering drug addict. Matt’s charismatic, thrill-seeking, high-maintenancewife, Joanie, lies in a coma after a boat-racing accident and will soon be takenoff life support. The Kings can hardly picture life without her, but as they cometo terms with this tragedy, their sadness is mixed with a sense of freedom that shamesthem–and spurs them into surprising actions.

Before honoring Joanie’s living will,Matt must gather her friends and family to say their final goodbyes, a difficultsituation made worse by the sudden discovery that there is one person who hasn’tbeen told: the man with whom Joanie had been having an affair, quite possibly theone man she ever truly loved. Forced to examine what he owes not only to the livingbut 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 andgrowth.