We All Want Impossible Things

Edi wants an obscure Italian lemon cake. Ash wants hot sex in a cupboard. Edi wants to see the stars. They both want the woman down the hallway to stop singing `Fiddler on the Roof`. Edi wants time to go backwards. And Ash? Ash just wants a miracle... 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.