Goodreads Blurb
Inspired by a true story of one child’s incredible survival–riveting, uplifting, unforgettable.
After losing everything, a young boy discovers there are still reasons for hope in this luminous, life-affirming novel, perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Ann Patchett.
In the face of tragedy, what does it take to find joy?
One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his beloved older brother, his parents, and 183 other passengers board a flight in Newark headed for Los Angeles. Among them is a Wall Street wunderkind, a young woman coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy, an injured vet returning from Afghanistan, a septuagenarian business tycoon, and a free-spirited woman running away from her controlling husband. And then, tragically, the plane crashes. Edward is the sole survivor.
Edward’s story captures the attention of the nation, but he struggles to find a place for himself in a world without his family. He continues to feel that a piece of him has been left in the sky, forever tied to the plane and all of his fellow passengers. But then he makes an unexpected discovery–one that will lead him to the answers of some of life’s most profound questions: When you’ve lost everything, how do find yourself? How do you discover your purpose? What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live?
Dear Edward is at once a transcendent coming-of-age story, a multidimensional portrait of an unforgettable cast of characters, and a breathtaking illustration of all the ways a broken heart learns to love again.
My Review Rated 4 out of 5 stars
I was catapulted into this final destination, of the final moments, of the lives of the people in this airplane. Ann wrote a story that will tug and rip your heart in pieces. Written in two consecutive parts of the lives of the people during the flight and Edwards struggles of living after such a horrifying tragedy. I lived through this accident just like everyone in this airplane. I felt it in my veins that terrifying moment of falling from the sky, because of one error that should have never been made. Ann is a true story teller. She used letters to bring us vivid images of the lives of those who tragically passed in this flight. This was a turning point for Edward and the readers. To see all the dreams of these innocent lives lost with no goodbyes to their family and unfinished dreams lost forever. Edward did the right thing trying to help those who helped him during this nightmare. Highly recommend you read this book. You will think twice before getting on a plane.
Author Biography
Ann Napolitano’s new novel, Dear Edward, was published by Dial Press in January 2020. She is the author of the novels A Good Hard Look and Within Arm’s Reach. She is also the Associate Editor of One Story literary magazine. She received an MFA from New York University; she has taught fiction writing for Brooklyn College’s MFA program, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and for Gotham Writers’ Workshop.
Dear Edward was published by Dial Press in the United States, and by Viking Penguin in the United Kingdom. The novel currently has fifteen international publishers.
Ann lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.
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