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Dear Edward: A Read with Jenna Pick
Dear Edward: A Read with Jenna Pick
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY - "Make sure you have tissues handy when you read [this] sure-footed tearjerker" (NPR) about a young boy who must learn to go on after surviving tragedy, from the author of the Oprah's Book Club pick Hello Beautiful.
Now streaming as an Apple TV+ series starring Connie Britton, written and executive produced by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights and Parenthood)
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Parade, LibraryReads
What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live?
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 are a Wall Street wunderkind, a young woman coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy, an injured veteran returning from Afghanistan, a business tycoon, and a free-spirited woman running away from her controlling husband. Halfway across the country, the plane crashes. Edward is the sole survivor.
Edward's story captures the attention of the nation, but he struggles to find a place in a world without his family. He continues to feel that a part of himself 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 you find the strength to put one foot in front of the other? How do you learn to feel safe again? How do you find meaning in your life?
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.
Praise for Dear Edward
"Dear Edward is that rare book that breaks your heart and stitches it back together during a reading experience that leaves you profoundly altered for the better."--Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Mad Honey
"Will lead you toward something wonderous, something profound."--Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Now Is Not the Time to Panic
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I loved the story, characters, concept and happy ending too. I look forward to reading more of her writing. Great book club pick.
It took me a while to get into this book but once I did, I really couldn’t put it down. It’s incredible how life can change in a split second. And it makes you think about all of the effects of loss of life. It also has a bit of mysticism in it, and I would highly recommend this read.
This book surpassed any expectation. I walked into this book blindly because it had been recommended to me. The story starts off from the perspective of a family at the airport and the eldest son is stretching is authority/independence. We then drift to another character, a fellow passenger and then another.. it’s only in the next chapter that you understand what happened and the story unfolds. We are brought back to the minute by minute of the flight and then to the present. Such a great story!
Certainly the story involved grief and loss but it was really about the journey through that, and the people and relationships before and after the crash.
The author alternated the time elapse of the flight of the plane with recovery of Edward, the sole survivor. The suspense wasn’t with the flight but with how Edward was truly going to survive. Not recommended reading for readers fearful of flying..
I loved the story, characters, concept and happy ending too. I look forward to reading more of her writing. Great book club pick.
It took me a while to get into this book but once I did, I really couldn’t put it down. It’s incredible how life can change in a split second. And it makes you think about all of the effects of loss of life. It also has a bit of mysticism in it, and I would highly recommend this read.
This book surpassed any expectation. I walked into this book blindly because it had been recommended to me. The story starts off from the perspective of a family at the airport and the eldest son is stretching is authority/independence. We then drift to another character, a fellow passenger and then another.. it’s only in the next chapter that you understand what happened and the story unfolds. We are brought back to the minute by minute of the flight and then to the present. Such a great story!
Certainly the story involved grief and loss but it was really about the journey through that, and the people and relationships before and after the crash.
The author alternated the time elapse of the flight of the plane with recovery of Edward, the sole survivor. The suspense wasn’t with the flight but with how Edward was truly going to survive. Not recommended reading for readers fearful of flying..
