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. She will soon be taken off life support. As Matt gathers his wife’s friends and family to say their final goodbyes, a difficult situation is made worse by the sudden discovery that there’s one person who hasn’t been told: the man with whom Joanie had been having an affair. Forced to examine what they owe not only to the living but to the dead, Matt, Scottie, and Alex take to the road to find Joanie’s lover, on a memorable journey that leads to unforeseen humor, growth, and profound revelations.

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考伊•哈特•海明斯 | Kaui Hart Hemmings

美国文坛新星。成长于夏威夷，目前亦居住在夏威夷。

2005年推出处女作《小偷之家》（House of Thieves），这部短篇小说集广受好评。2007年，个人首部长篇小说《后裔》（The Descendants）大获成功，登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜，荣膺《ELLE》杂志2007年度读者大奖、《旧金山纪事报》2007年度最佳图书等多个奖项。