![]() The story alternates between the plane ride and the aftermath.What was your initial impression of all these characters? The characters we meet in this chapter are: Bruce and Jane Alder (Edward’s parents) his brother Jordan Crispin Cox, an elderly wealthy man Linda Stollen, a young pregnant woman Florida, a hippie woman running away from domestic life Benjamin Stillman, a complicated military vet Mark Lassio, a brash businessman and Veronica, a flight attendant.But, we the readers, know that all the characters are soon heading to tragedy. The story starts off when the Adler family arrives to Newark airport to board a flight from New Jersey to LA.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?ĭear 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. 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. Edward is the sole survivor.Įdward’s story captures the attention of the nation, but he struggles to find a place in a world without his family. ![]() ![]() Halfway across the country, the plane crashes. 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. 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. I needed him to be okay, so I had to write my way into believing that was possible. ![]() I had to create a set of circumstances under which a little boy in that situation could believably become a whole person, in spite of-or even because of-what he’d lost. His aunt and uncle did an amazing job of protecting Ruben’s privacy once he was released from the hospital, but that meant I couldn’t know that he became okay. I think I couldn’t let go because I was both deeply worried about Ruben and deeply curious about how he could go on after such a terrible tragedy. In this interview with Library Journal, the author Ann Napolitano explains why the story grabbed her: Dear Edward was inspired by the true story of Ruben Van Assouw, the sole survivor of a plane crash in 2010. ![]()
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