The Possibilities

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From the author of The Descendants, a novel about grief, love and parenthood. 'Like the wonderful Anne Tyler, Hemmings writes witty, immersive, immensely readable and deeply humane fiction about entirely believable characters' Metro Sarah St. John is reeling. Her twenty-two year old son, Cully, has been killed in an avalanche and, much as she'd like to be left alone to grieve quietly, no one will let her. Her father, a retired shopping channel addict has moved into her basement. Her best friend, a divorcee who always manages to say the wrong thing, has become something of a life-coach. And then there's Cully's father, whose sudden re-emergence in Sarah's life stirs a cauldron of emotions. Just as Sarah is ready to face the world, a girl called Kit appears on her doorstep. And she's got a secret that will change all their lives forever.

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Like the wonderful American novelist Anne Tyler, Hemmings writes witty, immersive, immensely readable and deeply humane fiction about entirely believable characters. -- Patricia Nicol * Metro *
Gorgeous and sad and exhilarating * Chicago Tribune *
Touching and terrifically well written. * Good Housekeeping *
This is a novel that creeps up on you, its frequent bursts of humour masking a gentle yet astute examination of the various ways in which people deal with bereavement and the bereaved. -- Natasha Tripney * Observer *
A remarkable tale of loss and love and a twist that will completely sideline you * Marie Claire *
I was reminded of the film Little Miss Sunshine; the book has the same unsentimental approach to lifes big events. -- Lucy Scholes * Independent *
This is a satisfying and elegant insight into families, and what grief does to us - and likely another bestseller for Hart Hemmings. -- Edel Coffey * Irish Independent *
It is a quiet novel that packs a punch. -- Sarah Gilmartin * Sunday Business Post *
Absorbing novel about grief and coping. * RTE Guide *

Author Bio

Kaui Hart Hemmings is the author of the novel, The Descendants, which was made into a major motion picture, and the critically acclaimed short-story collection House of Thieves. Her writing has appeared in Zoetrope, Best American Voices 2006, and Best American Nonrequired Reading 2004. Hemmings grew up in Hawaii and lives with her husband and daughter in San Francisco.