The Possibilities

by Kaui Hart Hemmings

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Pub Date 8 Jan 2015 | Archive Date 9 Jan 2015

Random House UK, Vintage Publishing | Vintage Digital

General Fiction (Adult)

Description

‘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.

‘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...

A Note From the Publisher

UK edition – available to read in UK, Commonwealth excluding Canada.

Advance Praise

Praise for Kaui Hart Hemmings:

'Shockingly irreverent and funny while exerting that all-important emotional tug... A well-plotted, unexpectedly twisting saga.'
Guardian

'Kaui Hart Hemmings' assured touch and her fine grasp of the absurd ensures that this novel steers a deliciously scenic route between heartbreak and hilarity.'
Daily Mail

'Gripping and funny... A brave and intelligent novel.'
Sunday Telegraph

Marketing Plan

Anticipation will be running high for the second novel from Hemmings, whose debut, The Descendants, has been published in 20 other countries and was made into an Oscar Award–winning film directed by Alexander Payne and starring George Clooney.

The Descendants Vintage film tie-in edition sold a staggering 112,000 copies

The Possibilities has been optioned by Jason Reitman's Right of Way Films (Juno, Up in the Air), with Jason Reitman directing

Foreign rights have sold to Unieboek in Holland, Diana in Germany, Znak in Poland, Keter in Israel, Random House in Spain, Obsidian in Bulgaria