We All Want Impossible Things: The funny, moving Richard and Judy Book Club pick

Description: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman Dazzling Rachel Joyce, Youll devour every word Katherine Heiny; for fans of Nora Ephron and Sorrow and Bliss, a Fault in Our Stars for adults. A heart-wrenching yet laugh-out-loud celebration of friendship at its imperfect and radiant best.Tragically funny, with moments of clarity and wisdom, Newman writes loss and laughter in equally brilliant amounts. BONNIE GARMUSNora-Ephron-style wit...comforting, so funny, moving... one of my favourite books ever MARIAN KEYESDazzling, heart-wrenching, snorty-hilarious... An utter joy to read RACHEL JOYCEAn absolute masterpiece in characterisation... utterly beautiful. JOANNA CANNON_______Who knows you better than your best friend? Who knows your secrets, your fears, your desires, your strange imperfect self?Edi and Ash have been best friends for over forty years. Since childhood they have seen each other through lifes milestones- stealing vodka from their parents, the Madonna phase, REM concerts, unexpected wakes, marriages, infertility, children. As Ash notes, Edis memory is like the back-up hard drive for mine.So when Edi is diagnosed with cancer, Ashs world reshapes around the rhythms of Edis care, from making watermelon ice cubes to music therapy; from snack smuggling to impromptu excursions into the frozen winter night. Because life is about squeezing the joy out of every moment, about building a powerhouse of memories, about learning when to hold on, and when to let go.For fans of Nora Ephron and Sorrow & Bliss, We All Want Impossible Things is a deeply moving, jubilant celebration of life and friendship at its imperfect, radiant, and irreverent best._____Youll stay up late devouring every word KATHERINE HEINYOne of the best novels on friendship Ive ever read AJ PEARCEI absolutely adored this...what a beautiful, emotional novel JILL MANSELLShot through with whip-smart humour and boundless compassion. Its one of the best debuts Ive read in a long time. HANNAH BECKERMAN FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Catherine Newman is the author of the memoirs Catastrophic Happiness and Waiting for Birdy, and the bestselling childrens book How to be a Person. She is a regular contributor to the New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, Parents magazine, and many other publications. Her debut novel for adults, We All Want Impossible Things, was chosen for the Richard & Judy Book Club. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family. Review Rather a treat ... this novel is less about death than it is about life - the messy unpredictability, hideous unfairness and perplexity of it, as well as its one magnificent certainty: love. * THE SUNDAY TIMES *Remarkable ... A whip-smart, funny, beautifully observed and exquisitely characterised novel about how even the deepest of losses can be accompanied by a joyous affirmation of life. * OBSERVER *Imbued with love and humour ... this special book is in a class of its own. * EVENING STANDARD *Newmans clearsighted and bracingly funny first novel is a moving celebration of friendship, love and cherished memories * DAILY MAIL *I adored this book. Jubilant, devastating, tender, heartbreaking, I found myself both in tears and snorty-laughing. I know it will be one of those novels I return to time and time again, and recommend to everyone. There is so much love, funniness, honesty, courage, mess, bounce and surprise in this book, and not shred of it is mawkish. Loss might be the central theme but it is also the most robust and glorious affirmation of life. A masterclass on friendship, family love, memory, and the messiness of life and love and dying. Pure genius. * RACHEL JOYCE *Breezy New York Nora-Ephron-style wit meets hospice memoir to create something profoundly beautiful...comforting, so funny, moving but never mawkish and packed with all kinds of love. Its one of my favourite books ever. * MARIAN KEYES *Tragically funny, with moments of clarity and wisdom, Newman writes loss and laughter in equally brilliant amounts. * BONNIE GARMUS, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY *I have heard nothing but good things about [We All Want Impossible Things] and they were all quite right - its so warm and funny and full of great observations ... it looks set for rip-roaring success, deservedly so! * CLARE CHAMBERS, author of SMALL PLEASURES *Gloriously funny, utterly heartbreaking, and really just brilliant, We All Want Impossible Things is one of the best novels on friendship Ive ever read. I loved it. * AJ PEARCE, author of DEAR MRS BIRD *Smart and funny and devastating, We All Want Impossible Things has huge Sorrow and Bliss vibes and I didnt want it to end. * LAURA PEARSON *Devastatingly humorous and humorously devastating, We All Want Impossible Things is an unbelievably brilliant and funny book about friendship, family, food, sex, and death. Catherine Newman serves up a masterclass in narrative - youll stay up late devouring every word. * KATHERINE HEINY, author of EARLY MORNING RISER and STANDARD DEVIATION *I absolutely adored this...what a beautiful, emotional novel it is, both heart-breaking and heart mending, with flawed, oh-so-human characters and events extolling the joy and pain of love, loss and life-long friendship. * JILL MANSELL *Heart-breaking and heart-warming in equal measure, We All Want Impossible Things is shot through with whip-smart humour and boundless compassion. Its one of the best debuts Ive read in a long time. * HANNAH BECKERMAN *Funny and tender and life affirming and quite simply GLORIOUS....The way the friendship is depicted in this story is a masterpiece... To say I have been deeply moved by this book would be an understatement. My heart is broken after finishing it this morning but it is also singing. * SARAH TURNER *A riotously funny and fiercely loyal love letter to female friendship. The story of Edi and Ash proves that a best friend is a gift from the gods.... I laughed while crying, and was left revived. Newman is a comic masterhand and a dazzling philosopher of the day-to-day. * AMITY GAIGE, author of SEA WIFE *We All Want Impossible Things is one of those books I will be buying for everyone I know. A funny, moving, beautifully written book, I laughed and cried in equal measure. It is both a unique and wise take on friendship, love and loss that will stay with me for a very long time. * JENNIE GODFREY, author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS *The funniest, most joyful book about dying - and living - that I have ever read. * K J DELLANTONIA, author of the New York Times bestselling THE CHICKEN SISTERS *For the last two days I have done nothing but read this book or think longingly about when I can return to reading this book. Its sad, and confronting, and comforting, and life-affirming all at the same time. Congrats, Catherine Newman, on an astonishing debut. * KATIE BISHOP, author of THE GIRLS OF SUMMER *Catherine Newman sees the heartbreak and comedy of life with wisdom and unflinching compassion. The way she finds the extraordinary in the everyday is nothing short of poetry. Shes a writers writer-and a humans human. * KATHERINE CENTER , New York Times bestselling author *An absolute heartbreaker of a novel. Catherine Newmans book... is a celebration of life. For anyone who has prepared a hole in their heart for loss, We All Want Impossible Things is a reminder that, in time, that hollowed hallowed space is also there for when the light and love pour back in. * LAURA ZIGMAN, author of SEPARATION ANXIETY * Review Quote A riotously funny and fiercely loyal love letter to female friendship. The story of Edi and Ash proves that a best friend is a gift from the gods .... I laughed while crying, and was left revived. Newman is a comic masterhand and a dazzling philosopher of the day-to-day. Promotional "Headline" Dazzling Rachel Joyce, Youll devour every word Katherine Heiny; for fans of Nora Ephron and Sorrow and Bliss , a Fault in Our Stars for adults. A h eart-wrenching yet laugh-out-loud celebration of friendship at its imperfect and radiant best. Details ISBN085752898X Author Catherine Newman Pages 224 Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd Year 2023 ISBN-10 085752898X ISBN-13 9780857528988 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-01-12 UK Release Date 2023-01-12 Imprint Doubleday Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2023-01-12 NZ Release Date 2023-01-12 Alternative 9781529198096 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General Subtitle The funny, moving Richard and Judy Book Club pick 2023 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139506761;

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