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The Descendants follows Matthew King, a nineteenth‑generation Hawaiian rancher whose life shatters when his wife Joanie, a buoyant thrill‑seeker, is injured in a fishing accident and is placed on life support. With Joanie’s husband already struggling to keep his two daughters, ten‑year‑old Scottie and teenage Alex on a straight path, Matthew must confront family secrets. Even more shockingly, he learns that Joanie’s lover—a man close to the family—has been kept in the dark about her condition. The novel’s narrative combines cultural attachment to ancestral land with the immediate struggles of parent and child as they drive around the Hawaiian archipelago in search of the truth, introducing viewers to a blend of comedy, tragedy, and heartfelt family conflict.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Kaui Hart Hemmings
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