A luminous, life-affirming novel about a 12-year-old boy who is the sole survivor of a deadly plane crash
One summer morning, a flight takes off from New York to Los Angeles. There are 192 passengers aboard: among them a young woman taking a pregnancy test in the airplane toilet; a Wall Street millionaire flirting with the air hostess; an injured soldier returning from Afghanistan; and two beleaguered parents moving across the country with their adolescent sons, bickering over who gets the window seat. When the plane suddenly crashes in a field in Colorado, the younger of these boys, 12-year-old Edward Adler, is the sole survivor.
Dear Edward depicts Edward's life in the crash's aftermath as he struggles to make sense of the meaning of his survival, the strangeness of his sudden fame, and find his place in the world without his family. In his new home with his aunt and uncle, the only solace comes from his friendship with the girl next door, Shay. Together Edward and Shay make a startling discovery: hidden in his uncle's garage are sacks of letters from the relatives of the other passengers, addressed to Edward.
As Edward comes of age against the backdrop of sudden tragedy, he must confront some of life's most profound questions: how do we make the most of the time we are given? And what does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live?
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Dk
ISBN: 9780241384077
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Fecha de lanzamiento: 20/02/2020
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Escrito por Ann Napolitano
Ann Napolitano es la autora de Un lugar en el cielo, que se convirtió instantáneamente en un éxito de ventas del The New York Times y recibió múltiples selecciones de clubes de lectura; también es autora de las novelas A Good Hard Look y Within Arm's Reach. Napolitano fue editora asociada de la revista literaria One Story de 2014 a 2020. Ha enseñado escritura de ficción en el programa MFA del Brooklyn College, en la Escuela de Estudios Profesionales y Continuos de la Universidad de Nueva York y en el Taller de Escritores de Gotham. En noviembre de 2019, Ann fue incluida en la primera selección para el premio literario Simpson/Joyce Carol Oates.