'Tragically funny with moments of clarity and wisdom Newman writes loss and laughter in
equally brilliant amounts.' BONNIE GARMUS 'Nora-Ephron-style wit...comforting so funny
moving... one of my favourite books ever' MARIAN KEYES 'Dazzling heart-wrenching
snorty-hilarious... An utter joy to read' RACHEL JOYCE 'An 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 life's milestones: stealing vodka from their parents the Madonna phase REM concerts
unexpected wakes marriages infertility children. As Ash notes 'Edi's memory is like the
back-up hard drive for mine.' So when Edi is diagnosed with cancer Ash's world reshapes around
the rhythms of Edi's 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._____ 'You'll stay up late devouring every word' KATHERINE HEINY
'One of the best novels on friendship I've ever read' AJ PEARCE 'I absolutely adored
this...what a beautiful emotional novel' JILL MANSELL 'Shot through with whip-smart humour and
boundless compassion. It's one of the best debuts I've read in a long time.' HANNAH BECKERMAN
