Dear Edward
Now a Major new TV series with Apple TV
Published on 4. February 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-241-98589-2 (ISBN)
Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES
It's not what you've lost . . . it's what you've found.
One summer morning, a flight takes off from New York to Los Angeles: there are 192 people aboard. When the plane suddenly crashes, twelve-year-old Edward Adler is the sole survivor.
In the aftermath, Edward struggles to make sense of his grief, sudden fame and find his place in a world without his family. But then Edward and his neighbour Shay make a startling discovery; hidden in his uncle's garage are letters from the relatives of other passengers - all addressed him.
Following the passengers' final hours and Edward's unique coming-of-age, Dear Edward asks one of life's most profound questions:
What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live?
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'Ann Napolitano's writing is astonishing. I'm in awe' Marian Keyes
'A very moving and emotional read' Anne Tyler
'Gripping and elegiac, this is a captivating novel about loss, love and growing up' Rosamund Lupton
'That rare book that breaks your heart and stitches it back together . . . Don't miss this one' Jodi Picoult
It's not what you've lost . . . it's what you've found.
One summer morning, a flight takes off from New York to Los Angeles: there are 192 people aboard. When the plane suddenly crashes, twelve-year-old Edward Adler is the sole survivor.
In the aftermath, Edward struggles to make sense of his grief, sudden fame and find his place in a world without his family. But then Edward and his neighbour Shay make a startling discovery; hidden in his uncle's garage are letters from the relatives of other passengers - all addressed him.
Following the passengers' final hours and Edward's unique coming-of-age, Dear Edward asks one of life's most profound questions:
What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live?
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'Ann Napolitano's writing is astonishing. I'm in awe' Marian Keyes
'A very moving and emotional read' Anne Tyler
'Gripping and elegiac, this is a captivating novel about loss, love and growing up' Rosamund Lupton
'That rare book that breaks your heart and stitches it back together . . . Don't miss this one' Jodi Picoult
Reviews / Votes
A powerful book about living a meaningful life during the most difficult of times * New York Times * Outstanding, beautifully written, a compulsive read -- John Boyne That rare book that breaks your heart and stitches it back together . . . Don't miss this one -- Jodi Picoult A very moving and emotional read -- Anne Tyler Gripping... a captivating novel about loss, love and growing up -- Rosamund Lupton Wonderful... a beautifully written coming-of-age story -- Nina Stibbe Dear Edward made me think, nod in recognition, care about its characters, and cry, and you can't ask more of a novel than that -- Emma Donoghue Stunning, life-affirming * Vogue *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
255 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-98589-2 (9780241985892)
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Additional editions
E-Book
01/2020
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
Available for download
Person
Ann Napolitano is the author of Dear Edward, which was an instant New York Times bestseller, a Read with Jenna selection, and is now an Apple TV+ series. She is also the author of the novels A Good Hard Look and Within Arm's Reach. For seven years, Napolitano was the associate editor of the literary magazine One Story, and she received an MFA from New York University. She has taught fiction writing at Brooklyn College's MFA program, New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and Gotham Writers Workshop. Professional Studies and for Gotham Writers' Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.