Edward is the sole survivor of the crash, while the lives of his father, mother, brother, and nearly 200 other people on the flight tragically come to an end. And I think I know why - but more on that in a minute.īased on true events, Dear Edward is the coming-of-age story of (you guessed it!) Edward, a twelve-year-old boy who loses his entire family when their plane to California plummets to the ground. It was named one of the best books of 2020 by The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Real Simple, Fast Company, Women’s World, Parade, LibraryReads and Amazon.īe sure to visit Bantering Books to read all my latest reviews. The novel currently has twenty-six international publishers. In November 2019, Ann was long-listed for the Simpson/Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize.ĭear Edward was published by Dial Press in the United States, and by Viking Penguin in the United Kingdom. She received an MFA from New York University she has taught fiction writing for Brooklyn College’s MFA program, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and for Gotham Writers’ Workshop. She was the Associate Editor of One Story literary magazine from 2014-2020. She is the author of the novels A Good Hard Look and Within Arm’s Reach. Her novel, Dear Edward, was published in January 2020 and was an instant New York Times bestseller. It will be published by Dial Press on March 14th, 2023. 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?Īn alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.Īnn Napolitano’s new novel, Hello Beautiful, has been named one of the most anticipated books of 2023 by Elle, Books-A-Million, Today, The Week, Apartment Therapy, Goodreads, Lit Hub and more.

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. Edward is the sole survivor.Įdward's story captures the attention of the nation, but he struggles to find a place for himself in a world without his family. 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. 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.

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano