Dear Edward Audiobook (Free)
- Cassandra Campbell
- 11 h 37 min
- Viking UK
- 2020-01-14
Summary:
Presented by Penguin.
‘Astonishing’ Marian Keyes
A luminous, life-affirming novel in regards to a 12-year-old youngster who is the sole survivor of a deadly airplane crash
One summer morning hours, a flight takes off from NY to LA. You can find 192 passengers aboard: included in this a young female taking a pregnancy check in the airplane toilet; a Wall Street millionaire flirting with the atmosphere hostess; an wounded soldier returning from Afghanistan; and two beleaguered parents shifting in the united states about Dear Edward with their adolescent sons, bickering over who has got the home window seat. When the airplane suddenly crashes in a field in Colorado, younger of these guys, 12-year-old Edward Adler, may be the sole survivor.
Dear Edward depicts Edward’s existence in the crash’s aftermath seeing that he struggles to create sense of this is of his success, the strangeness of his sudden fame, and discover his place in the world without his family members. In his new house with his aunt and uncle, the just solace comes from his friendship with the lady next door, Shay. Together Edward and Shay make a startling discovery: concealed in his uncle’s garage area are sacks of characters from the relatives of the additional passengers, attended to to Edward.
As Edward comes old against the backdrop of unexpected tragedy, he have to confront some of life’s most profound questions: just how do we take full advantage of enough time we are given? And exactly what does it indicate not only to survive, but to seriously live?
‘A rich, big-hearted tapestry. Followers 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, writer of The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley and THE NICE Thief
‘Dear Edward is a masterpiece that needs to be at the top of everyone’s reading list.’ J. Courtney Sullivan, bestselling writer of Saints for all those Occasions
‘I loved Dear Edward so, so much. It made me laugh and weep. Wonderful!’ Lily King, author of Euphoria
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