The Descendants. Kaui Hart Hemmings. Random House Trade Paperbacks, - Fiction - pages. 49 Reviews. Narrated in a bold, fearless, unforgettable voice and /5(49). · “The Descendants” is a Pandora’s box-style tragicomedy in which a swirl of emotional debris is flung at the narrator, who is smashed and pounded and Author: Joanna Kavenna. · HONOLULU, Hawaii. For Kaui Hart Hemmings, having her first novel, “ The Descendants “, made into a movie starring George Clooney is just another stranger-than-fiction chapter in the true story of her so-far magical life. Ms. Hemmings, 36, is married, with two children. She traces her own lineage from a Hawaiian woman who married a descendant of one of the Protestant missionaries Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.
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Overview. Narrated in a bold, fearless, unforgettable voice 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. Matthew King was once considered one of the most fortunate men in Hawaii. the descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings ‧ RELEASE DATE: Hemming’s first novel expands on a short story, “The Minor Wars,” that appeared in her debut story collection (House of Thieves, ) about a self-consciously privileged Hawaiian family in crisis. About The Descendants. Now a major motion picture starring George Clooney and directed by Alexander Payne. Fortunes have changed for the King family, descendants of Hawaiian royalty and one of the state’s largest landowners. Matthew King’s daughters—Scottie, a feisty ten-year-old, and Alex, a seventeen-year-old recovering drug addict—are out of control, and their charismatic, thrill-seeking mother, Joanie, lies in a coma after a boat-racing accident.
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