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Doubleday Since childhood they have seen each other through life's milestones: stealing vodka from their parents, the Madonna phase, REM concerts, unexpected wakes, marriages, infertility, children. Catherine Newman 'So when Edi is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Ash's world reshapes around the rhythms of Edi's care, from chipped ice and watermelon cubes to music therapy; from snack smuggling to impromptu excursions into the frozen winter night. Edi and Ash have been best friends for over forty years. Weight: 194gDimension: 197 x 128 x 15 (mm)ISBN-13: 9781529177220 As Ash notes, 'Edi's memory is like the back-up hard drive for mine'. Format: Paperback / softbackLength: 240 pagesPublication date: 14 September 2023Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Reviews
Rachel A Sargeant
It is heartbreaking, hilarious and beautiful. Overall it’s an emotional and heartbreaking story of friendship, illness and grief. Through exquisite prose, the unflinching pain and rawness of grief is interspersed with the humour of lives and experiences shared.
KiKi - @kiki.reads.stuff
What to say about this book that hasn't already been said? It's four days into 2023 and I'm sure this will make it into my top reads of the year. We All Want Impossible Things is a small book full of humour, sadness and hope, which packs a real punch. I would recommend the book but encourage to check our CW/TW’s prior as it could be distressing for some.
sal
As with grief, it is messy and complicated and whilst the story focuses mainly on the relationship between Ash and Edi, the impact of illness and grief in the wider familial unit is also explored. it made me feel so guilty in parts that they made Edi's passing so beautiful I cried so hard for her and my Mum . Edi and Ash’s friendship is beautiful and it’s lovely and heartbreaking reading their journey.
Beautifully and sensitively written. I wasn't sure I could read this after losing my darling Mum of the same catastrophic disease she was 58 ! The characters were all very interesting, messy and complicated to say the least but with great depth and distinct voices. The portrayal of unwavering friendship and having a solid support system is second to none.
. Fleshed out with subplots and backstories, the story flows well and is easy to read.
𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚. It made me laugh and it made me cry. but as I started it I quickly realised this is an Author of total understanding & empathy they have most definitely lived through this loss !
! ’I went in blind to this one, I just liked the title and cute cover - next time I’ll do my research 😂 This was a heavy, heavy book! I did find the pacing slow in a parts, but I understand that’s due to the story content and I don’t think it would have worked any other way. The importance of surrounding yourself with love in the darkest moments.
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