Discover the powerful Richard & Judy Book Club Pick perfect for fans of Nora Ephron and Sorrow
and Bliss 'Nora-Ephron-style wit...comforting so funny moving... one of my favourite books
ever' MARIAN KEYES 'Newman writes loss and laughter in equally brilliant amounts.' BONNIE
GARMUS 'Dazzling heart-wrenching snorty-hilarious... An utter joy to read' RACHEL JOYCE
_______ 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 REM concerts 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 and music therapy to snack
smuggling and impromptu excursions into the frozen winter night. Because life is about
squeezing the joy out of every moment and building a powerhouse of memories about learning
when to hold on and when to let go. Deeply moving yet laugh-out-loud funny We All Want
Impossible Things is a jubilant celebration of life and friendship at its imperfect radiant
and irreverent best. COMING SOON: Look out for SANDWICH the joyful new novel from Catherine
Newman and the perfect summer read _______ Praise for We All Want Impossible Things: Full of
humour warmth and eye-popping honesty ... a beautiful candid and uplifting testament to
female friendship that will make you laugh and cry - WOMAN & HOME This tale of love and
friendship is tender funny life-affirming joy. - MARIE CLAIRE 'Best Books of 2023' We All
Want Impossible Things is a thing of rare beauty: sweet and sharp to be devoured then
remembered and loved life-long. - i Devastatingly funny ... handled with compassion and courage
in elegant prose lightened by honest humour. - MAIL ON SUNDAY A treat - 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 Newman's clearsighted and bracingly funny first novel is a moving celebration of
friendship love and cherished memories - DAILY MAIL Utterly life-affirming and joyful - RED
'You'll stay up late devouring every word' KATHERINE HEINY 'One of the best novels on
friendship I've ever read' AJ PEARCE 'An absolute masterpiece in characterisation... utterly
beautiful.' JOANNA CANNON '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
