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 LibraryReadsWhat 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 EdwardDear
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
