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Kaui Hart Hemmings – The Descendants – First US Edition 2007
£95.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘The Descendants’ published by Random House in 2007. A near fine book in like unclipped wrapper with a little edge wear.
The Descendants, the debut novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, tells the story of Matthew King, a land wealthy Hawaiian man who reconnects with his two daughters after his wife, Scottie, suffers a serious brain injury in a boating accident. As his wife lies in a coma, Matthew is forced to confront difficult family dynamics and the impending sale of his family’s pristine ancestral land. The book explores themes of family legacy, grief, betrayal, and the complex beauty of the Hawaiian landscape. The story was famously adapted into an Academy Award-winning film in 2011 starring George Clooney.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘The Descendants’ published by Random House in 2007. A near fine book in like unclipped wrapper with a little edge wear.
The Descendants, the debut novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, tells the story of Matthew King, a land wealthy Hawaiian man who reconnects with his two daughters after his wife, Scottie, suffers a serious brain injury in a boating accident. As his wife lies in a coma, Matthew is forced to confront difficult family dynamics and the impending sale of his family’s pristine ancestral land. The book explores themes of family legacy, grief, betrayal, and the complex beauty of the Hawaiian landscape. The story was famously adapted into an Academy Award-winning film in 2011 starring George Clooney.
