<p><b>'Nora-Ephron-style wit</b>...comforting, so funny, moving...<b> one of my favourite books ever</b>' MARIAN KEYES <p>'<b>Dazzling, heart-wrenching, snorty-hilarious</b>... An utter joy to read' RACHEL JOYCE <p><b>'An absolute masterpiece in characterisation...</b> utterly beautiful.' JOANNA CANNON <p>'Tragically funny, with moments of clarity and wisdom, Newman writes loss and laughter in <b>equally brilliant amounts</b>.<b>' </b>BONNIE GARMUS <p>'You'll stay up<b> late devouring every word</b>' KATHERINE HEINY <p>'<b>One of the best novels on friendship I've ever read</b>' AJ PEARCE <p><i>Who knows you better than your best friend? Who knows your secrets, your fears, your desires, your strange imperfect self? </i>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.' <p>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. 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. <p><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. <p>_____</b> <p>'Smart and funny and devastating...<b>has huge<i> Sorrow and Bliss</i> vibes. </b>I didn't want it to end.' LAURA PEARSON <p>'<b>I absolutely adored this</b>...what a beautiful, emotional novel' JILL MANSELL <p>'Funny and tender and life affirming and <b>quite simply GLORIOUS.</b>...The way the friendship is depicted in this story is <b>a masterpiece</b>' SARAH TURNER <p>'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>'Oh, this glorious book! With <b>warmth, wit, tenderness and a singular voice</b>, Catherine Newman encapsulates both the heartbreak and yet vital necessity of a life lived with deep friendship.' WIZ WHARTON <p>'<b>One of those books I will be buying for everyone I know. </b>A funny, moving, beautifully written book...will stay with me for a very long time' JENNIE GODFREY <p>'<b>A riotously funny and fiercely loyal love letter to female friendship</b>' AMITY GAIGE</p>