{"product_id":"dear-edward-9781984854780","title":"Dear Edward","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick as Featured on \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e - A \"dazzling\" novel that \"will break your heart and put it back together again\" (J. Courtney Sullivan, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSaints for All Occasions\u003c\/i\u003e) about a young boy who must learn to go on after surviving tragedy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A reading experience that leaves you profoundly altered for the better . . . Don't miss this one.\"--Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Great Things \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Spark of Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward'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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Edward\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDear Edward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDear Edward\u003c\/i\u003e made me think, nod in recognition, care about its characters, and cry, and you can't ask more of a novel than that.\"\u003cb\u003e--Emma Donoghue, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Weaving past and present into a profoundly beautiful, page-turning story of mystery, loss, and wonder, \u003ci\u003eDear Edward \u003c\/i\u003eis a meditation on survival, but more important, it is about carving a life worth living. It is about love and hope and caring for others, and all the transitory moments that bind us together.\"\u003cb\u003e--Hannah Tinti, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Good Thief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984854780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ann Napolitano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36674515009692,"sku":"9781984854780","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4f5bebb5-038b-401c-af8d-5776056e264b.jpg?v=1603932167","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dear-edward-9781984854780","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}