The Descendants
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...
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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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099513131 (0099513137)
Publish date: March 6th 2009
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Good story about a man learning to be a dad in a really bad situation
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A story that provoked mixed feelings in me... Told in a deceptively calm and dispassionate voice, The Descendants ends up portraying a tsunami of emotions. I approached it curiously, but without great expectations. Honestly I tend to ignore books that come labeled as "Best Books of this and t...
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