Friday, June 25, 2021
Review - Dear Edward
AUTHOR: Ann Napolitano
RATING: ★★★★
Summary (from Goodreads): 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 is a Wall Street wunderkind, a young woman coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy, an injured vet returning from Afghanistan, a septuagenarian business tycoon, and a free-spirited woman running away from her controlling husband. And then, tragically, the plane crashes. Edward is the sole survivor.
Edward's story captures the attention of the nation, but he struggles to find a place for himself in a world without his family. He continues to feel that a piece of him 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 find yourself? How do you discover your purpose? What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live?
REVIEW: This was such a beautiful and heartfelt story. I loved Edward, and I can't count the number of times I wanted to reach through the book and give him a great big hug. This 12-year-old child went through SO much in his young life, but he came through it stronger and wiser, which was very admirable. The ending brought the biggest smile to my face. This was my first time reading this author's work, and I look forward to reading more.
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