Now an award-winning film that stars George Clooney, The Descendants is a “sharply observed, frequently hilarious and intermittently heartbreaking look at a well-meaning but confused father trying to hold together his unconventional family” (Publishers Weekly).
Matthew King is a descendant of one of Hawaii's largest landowners. He is facing a life crisis. His thrill-seeking, high-maintenance wife, Joanie, lies in a coma after a boat-racing accident and will soon be taken off life support. His two daughters – ten-year-old Scottie and Alex, a recovering drug addict – have been out of control for years.
When Matthew learns that Joanie was having an affair, he goes on a road trip to try to locate her lover.