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last updated Feb 29, 2020 12:05PM
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This went beyond the story of a young, sole survivor of a plane crash. Dear Edward covered a greater message, one addressing how our lives rarely continue how we envision them and the extreme challenge and burden many of us have in adjusting to a great, unwelcome change that may implode into the planned, expected trajectory of our lives. Grief, regret, anger, and many other intense emotions often cloud our abilities to adjust and, furthermore, to appreciate the blessings around us - beautiful re
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Edward is the sole survivor of commercial plane crash. He loses his parents and brother and goes to live with his aunt and uncle who never had children.
This was our 𝐁𝗼𝗼𝐤 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐅𝗼𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝗼𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 February pick. I expected to endure this book and not much more. I am a fearful flier and was not overly excited to be reading about a plane crash. I was wrong. I loved every minute of this book.
The author did a fantastic job of weaving the story together to tell the backstories of the passengers on board, th ...more
This was our 𝐁𝗼𝗼𝐤 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐅𝗼𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝗼𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 February pick. I expected to endure this book and not much more. I am a fearful flier and was not overly excited to be reading about a plane crash. I was wrong. I loved every minute of this book.
The author did a fantastic job of weaving the story together to tell the backstories of the passengers on board, th ...more
we meet several interesting and sympathetic characters on the doomed flight, along with some of the loved ones they left behind + sole-survivor edward is a broken-hearted little boy who slowly learns how to live again with the help of his new, cobbled-together family + in spite of the deep sadness this book generates, it is ultimately hopeful and healing
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“Moonlight beams through his eyelids and he can see, as if it’s the lake in front of him, the pain and loss he’s been swimming in for years. I ...more
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“Moonlight beams through his eyelids and he can see, as if it’s the lake in front of him, the pain and loss he’s been swimming in for years. I ...more
I feel as though this may be another unpopular opinion, but I didn’t love Dear Edward. It was a fine read, and I’m glad I read it, but it didn’t grip me as much as I wanted/expected it to. It could be that my timing in reading it is just poor coming off of several other tragic/heartbreaking stories.
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Dear Edward is the story of Edward Adler, a 12 year old boy who is the sole survivor of a horrific plane crash. He loses his parents and brother in the crash, and goes to live with his aunt and uncle ...more
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Dear Edward is the story of Edward Adler, a 12 year old boy who is the sole survivor of a horrific plane crash. He loses his parents and brother in the crash, and goes to live with his aunt and uncle ...more
“The air between us is not empty space.“ 🕊
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Do not wait as long as I did to read this haunting, hopeful story. Imagine this: a plane takes off from NJ bound for CA and crashes in CO—191 people die, a 12 year old is the sole survivor.
🕊For a story about a devastating plane crash, this book is full of life. Yes, it is heartbreaking. And difficult to consider a worst case scenario playing out where you have no control over the outcome and cannot protect your children. This is why I avoided ...more
BOOK REVIEW
Do not wait as long as I did to read this haunting, hopeful story. Imagine this: a plane takes off from NJ bound for CA and crashes in CO—191 people die, a 12 year old is the sole survivor.
🕊For a story about a devastating plane crash, this book is full of life. Yes, it is heartbreaking. And difficult to consider a worst case scenario playing out where you have no control over the outcome and cannot protect your children. This is why I avoided ...more
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