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‘Astonishing’ Marian Keyes

A luminous, life-affirming novel in regards to a 12-year-old son who is the sole survivor of the deadly plane crash

One summer morning hours, a flight will take off from New York to LA. You can find 192 travellers aboard: included in this a young woman taking a being pregnant test in the airplane toilet; a Wall structure Street millionaire flirting with the air hostess; an hurt soldier returning from Afghanistan; and two beleaguered parents shifting in the united states about Dear Edward with their adolescent sons, bickering over who gets the window chair. When the aircraft suddenly crashes within 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 create sense of this is of his survival, the strangeness of his sudden fame, and discover his place in the world without his family members. In his fresh house with his aunt and uncle, the only solace comes from his camaraderie with the lady next door, Shay. Jointly Edward and Shay make a startling breakthrough: hidden in his uncle’s garage are sacks of letters from the relatives of the various other passengers, attended to to Edward.

As Edward comes old against the backdrop of sudden tragedy, he need to confront some of life’s most profound questions: how do we take full advantage of the time we receive? And what does it imply not only to survive, but to truly live?

‘A rich, big-hearted tapestry. Fans of Room and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close will end up being spellbound by Dear Edward’ Chloe Benjamin, author of The Immortalists

‘A profoundly beautiful, page-turning story of mystery, loss, and wonder’ Hannah Tinti, author of The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley and The Good Thief

‘Dear Edward is a masterpiece that should be at the top of everyone’s reading list.’ J. Courtney Sullivan, bestselling writer of Saints for All Occasions

‘I loved Dear Edward thus, so much. It made me chuckle and weep. Magnificent!’ Lily Ruler, author of Euphoria

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