<p>'Tragically funny, with moments of clarity and wisdom, Newman writes loss and laughter in <b>equally brilliant amounts</b>.<b>'</b> BONNIE GARMUS<br> <br> <b>'Nora-Ephron-style wit</b>...comforting, so funny, moving... <b>one of my favourite books ever</b>' MARIAN KEYES<br> <br> '<b>Dazzling, heart-wrenching, snorty-hilarious</b>... An utter joy to read' RACHEL JOYCE<br> <br> <b>'An absolute masterpiece in characterisation...</b> utterly beautiful.' JOANNA CANNON<br> <br> _______<br> <br> <i>Who knows you better than your best friend? Who knows your secrets, your fears, your desires, your strange imperfect self?</i><br> <br> 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.'<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> <b>For fans of Nora Ephron and <i>Sorrow & Bliss</i>, <i>We All Want Impossible Things</i> is a deeply moving, jubilant celebration of life and friendship at its imperfect, radiant, and irreverent best.<br> <br> _____</b><br> <br> 'You'll stay up <b>late devouring every word</b>' KATHERINE HEINY<br> <br> '<b>One of the best novels on friendship I've ever read</b>' AJ PEARCE<br> <br> '<b>I absolutely adored this</b>...what a beautiful, emotional novel' JILL MANSELL<br> <br> 'Shot through with whip-smart humour and boundless compassion. It's <b>one of the best debuts I've read in a long time</b>.' HANNAH BECKERMAN</p>