Dear Edward: A NovelNEW 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 |
Contents
Section 1 | 36 |
Section 2 | 49 |
Section 3 | 62 |
Section 4 | 72 |
Section 5 | 91 |
Section 6 | 100 |
Section 7 | 121 |
Section 8 | 129 |
Section 17 | 250 |
Section 18 | 253 |
Section 19 | 267 |
Section 20 | 270 |
Section 21 | 284 |
Section 22 | 286 |
Section 23 | 294 |
Section 24 | 297 |
Section 9 | 151 |
Section 10 | 163 |
Section 11 | 179 |
Section 12 | 190 |
Section 13 | 209 |
Section 14 | 218 |
Section 15 | 230 |
Section 16 | 236 |
Section 25 | 303 |
Section 26 | 306 |
Section 27 | 313 |
Section 28 | 316 |
Section 29 | 318 |
Section 30 | 329 |
Section 31 | 339 |
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