Ann Napolitano

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD From the author of Dear Edward comes a "powerfully affecting" (People) family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole? "Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles life's highs and lows with aching precision."--The Washington PostONE OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Time, Vogue, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, New York Post, She Reads, Bookreporter William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him--so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it's as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the family's dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos. But then darkness from William's past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia's carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters' unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most? An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.

Särav romaan poisist, kes peab pärast tragöödiat uuesti elama õppima. "Kallis Edward" on üks selliseid haruldasi raamatuid, mis murrab su südame ja nõelub selle pärast uuesti kokku. Ära jäta lugemata!" Jodi Picoult, rahvusvaheliste menukite autor Ühel suvehommikul läheb kaheteistaastane Edward Adler koos oma armsa suure venna, ema, isa ja veel 183 reisijaga Newarkist Los Angelesse suunduva lennuki pardale. Reisijate hulgas on Wall Streeti imelaps, noor naine, kes peab toime tulema ootamatu rasedusega, Afganistanist naasev haavata saanud veteran, ärihai ning vaba vaimuga naine, kes põgeneb oma võimuka abikaasa eest. Poolel teel kukub lennuk alla. Edward jääb ainsana ellu. Edwardi lugu tõmbab üldrahvalikku tähelepanu, kuid ilma pereta on tal raske maailmas kohta leida. Talle tundub, et osa temast jäi taevasse, igavesti lennukisse kaasreisijate juurde. Aga siis teeb ta ootamatu avastuse, mis suunab teda otsima vastuseid elu kõige sügavamatele küsimustele: kui oled kõigest ilma jäänud, kust leida jõudu, et ikka edasi rühkida? Kuidas õppida end jälle turvaliselt tundma? Kuidas leida oma elule mõtet? "Kallis Edward" on ühtaegu silmapaistev suurekssaamise lugu, vapustav portree unustamatust tegelaste galeriist ja hingemattev pilt kõikvõimalikest moodustest, kuidas purunenud süda uuesti armastama õpib. "Imeline." Booklist "Kallis Edward" pani mind mõtlema, äratundvalt kaasa noogutama, tegelastest hoolima, nutma - mida muud sa ühelt romaanilt ikka tahta oskad?" Emma Donoghue, menuki "Tuba" autor "Üllatavalt tujutõstev lugu täis lootust ja nappi huumorit, mille allhoovuseks on suhkurdamata sõnum võõraste lahkusest." The New York Times Book Review "Südantlõhestav, kuid ometi üdini optimistlik lugu lennuõnnetuse ainsast ellujääjast." O: The Oprah Magazine "Ülimalt ehe ja südantlõhestav." Entertainment Weekly "Selle aasta üks liigutavamaid lugusid." The Washington Post "Vapustav. See elujaatav, kohati talumatult valus lugu on tõeline armastuse ülemlaul." Vogue "Kallis Edward" pole mitte ainult ilus romaan - see on uurimus sellest, mis teeb meist inimesed, kuidas me siin salapärases maailmas ellu jääme, kuidas me üksteise eest hoolitseme. See sunnib sind usaldama autorit, kes murrab su südame, aga juhib sind ka millegi imelise, millegi sügava juurde." Kevin Wilson, "Siin pole midagi vaadata" autor Ann Napolitano on romaanide "A Good Hard Look" ja "Within Arm's Reach" autor. Ta on ka kirjandusajakirja One Story toimetaja. Ta lõpetas New Yorgi ülikooli kaunite kunstide magistri kraadiga; ta on õpetanud ilukirjanduse kirjutamist Brooklyni kolledzhi kaunite kunstide magistriõppes, New Yorgi ülikooli jätku- ja kutseõppekoolis ning Gotham Writers Workshopis. Ta elab koos abikaasa ja kahe lapsega Brooklynis.

En sommarmorgon lyfter ett flygplan från New York till Los Angeles. Det är 191 passagerare ombord, bland dem en ung kvinna som tar ett graviditetstest på flygplanets toalett, en Wall Street-miljonär som flirtar med flygvärdinnan, en skadad soldat som återvänder från Afghanistan och två föräldrar som flyttar över landet med sina söner. När planet kraschar på ett fält i Colorado är den yngste av dessa pojkar, 12-årige Edward Adler, den enda som överlever. Edward kämpar för att förstå meningen med sin överlevnad och för att hitta en plats i världen utan sin familj. I det nya hemmet hos mostern och hennes man är den enda trösten vänskapen med flickan i huset bredvid, Shay. Tillsammans gör Edward och Shay en häpnadsväckande upptäckt: gömda i familjens garage finns säckar med brev från släktingar till de andra passagerarna, adresserade till Edward. Eftersom Edward växer upp i skuggan av barndomens plötsliga tragedi tvingas han konfrontera några av livets mest djupgående frågor: Hur gör vi det mesta av den tid vi får? Och vad betyder det att inte bara överleva, utan att verkligen leva?

En sommarmorgon lyfter ett flygplan från New York till Los Angeles. Det är 191 passagerare ombord, bland dem en ung kvinna som tar ett graviditetstest på flygplanets toalett, en Wall Street-miljonär som flirtar med flygvärdinnan, en skadad soldat som återvänder från Afghanistan och två föräldrar som flyttar över landet med sina söner. När planet kraschar på ett fält i Colorado är den yngste av dessa pojkar, 12-årige Edward Adler, den enda som överlever. Edward kämpar för att förstå meningen med sin överlevnad och för att hitta en plats i världen utan sin familj. I det nya hemmet hos mostern och hennes man är den enda trösten vänskapen med flickan i huset bredvid, Shay. Tillsammans gör Edward och Shay en häpnadsväckande upptäckt: gömda i familjens garage finns säckar med brev från släktingar till de andra passagerarna, adresserade till Edward. Eftersom Edward växer upp i skuggan av barndomens plötsliga tragedi tvingas han konfrontera några av livets mest djupgående frågor: Hur gör vi det mesta av den tid vi får? Och vad betyder det att inte bara överleva, utan att verkligen leva?

Kjære Edward er en livsbejaende historie som ærlig og ømt utforsker et ubeskrivelig traume – og hvordan man sakte, men sikkert kan lære å leve på nytt. En sommermorgen går 12 år gamle Edward Adler om bord på et fly fra Newark til Los Angeles. Sammen med ham er hans eldre bror, foreldrene og 183 andre passasjerer. Så skjer det utenkelige. Flyet styrter. Edward er den eneste overlevende. Guttens tragiske skjebne får oppmerksomhet over hele landet. Selv strever han med å finne sin plass i verden uten familien. En viktig del av ham ble for evig tapt høyt opp i skyene. Men så en dag gjør han en overraskende oppdagelse som vil lede ham til svar på noen av tilværelsens store spørsmål: Hvordan finner man tilbake til livet, og til gleden, etter å ha tapt alt? Hvordan oppdager man sitt mål i livet? Og hvordan lever man virkelig, ikke bare overlever? «Forbløffende … En av de mest rørende historiene du kommer til å lese i år.» Washington Post «En roman som ikke slipper taket i deg.» The New York Times «Fantastisk.» Booklist, starred review «En roman som ikke slipper taket i deg. En mesterlig studie i spenning, sorg og overlevelse … Elegant skrevet uten de store faktene … En sterk fortelling om hvordan man kan klare å finne tilbake til et meningsfullt liv selv under ekstremt vanskelige omstendigheter.» The New York Times «Slående … Livsbejaende» Vogue «Nydelig detaljerte karaktertegninger … Etter endt lesning kommer følelsen av forsoning.» Publishers Weekly «Gjennomgripende … Det som gjør boken så mektig er vekslingen mellom de to fortellerstemmene. Det dagligdagse som finner sted under flyturen, står i sterk kontrast til det som skjer etter ulykken. En livaktig historie om en gutt som modnes og formes av tragedien.» Library Journal

Ann Napolitanos roman Kære Edward handler om den 12-årige Edward, der som den eneste overlever et flystyrt med 191 ofre. Edward var sammen med sine forældre på vej fra deres hidtidige hjem i New York til et nyt liv i Los Angeles, hvor moren har fået arbejde, da en pilotfejl får flyet til at styrte ned. Edward kæmper for at forstå betydningen af sin overlevelse og finde et sted i verden uden sin familie. Hans moster og onkel tager ham til sig, og han bliver installeret i det børneværelse, de aldrig har haft held med at få et barn til. Men det eneste, der formår at holde Edward oppe, er venskabet med naboens datter, Shay. Sammen gør Edward og Shay en forbløffende opdagelse: Skjult i familiens garage er der poser med breve fra slægtninge til de andre passagerer, adresseret til Edward. Brevene og de andre flypassagerers historier bliver afgørende for Edward i hans forsøg på at finde mening i livet igen. Kære Edward er en hjerteskærende og livsbekræftende opvækstfortælling om at miste alt og finde tilbage til livet igen. Denne bog er oversat af Nanna Lund.

A transcendent coming-of-age story about the ways a broken heart learns to love again. One summer morning, a flight takes off from New York to Los Angeles: there are 192 people aboard. When the plane suddenly crashes, twelve-year-old Edward Adler is the sole survivor. In the aftermath, Edward struggles to make sense of his grief, sudden fame and find his place in a world without his family. But then Edward and his neighbour Shay make a startling discovery; hidden in his uncle's garage are letters from the relatives of other passengers - all addressed him. Following the passengers' final hours and Edward's unique coming-of-age, Dear Edward asks one of life's most profound questions:What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY - "Make sure you have tissues handy when you read this] sure-footed tearjerker" (NPR) about a young boy who must learn to go on after surviving tragedy, from the author of the Oprah's Book Club pick Hello Beautiful. Now streaming as an Apple TV+ series starring Connie Britton, written and executive produced by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights and Parenthood) ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Parade, LibraryReads What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live? 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. 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. Halfway across the country, the plane crashes. Edward is the sole survivor. Edward's story captures the attention of the nation, but he struggles to find a place in a world without his family. 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. 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? Dear 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. Praise for Dear Edward "Dear Edward is that rare book that breaks your heart and stitches it back together during a reading experience that leaves you profoundly altered for the better."--Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Mad Honey "Will lead you toward something wonderous, something profound."--Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Now Is Not the Time to Panic

En sommarmorgon lyfter ett flygplan från New York till Los Angeles. Det är 191 passagerare ombord, bland dem en ung kvinna som tar ett graviditetstest på flygplanets toalett, en Wall Street-miljonär som flirtar med flygvärdinnan, en skadad soldat som återvänder från Afghanistan och två föräldrar som flyttar över landet med sina söner. När planet kraschar på ett fält i Colorado är den yngste av dessa pojkar, 12-årige Edward Adler, den enda som överlever. Edward kämpar för att förstå meningen med sin överlevnad och för att hitta en plats i världen utan sin familj. I det nya hemmet hos mostern och hennes man är den enda trösten vänskapen med flickan i huset bredvid, Shay. Tillsammans gör Edward och Shay en häpnadsväckande upptäckt: gömda i familjens garage finns säckar med brev från släktingar till de andra passagerarna, adresserade till Edward. Eftersom Edward växer upp i skuggan av barndomens plötsliga tragedi tvingas han konfrontera några av livets mest djupgående frågor: Hur gör vi det mesta av den tid vi får? Och vad betyder det att inte bara överleva, utan att verkligen leva? Hämta bokcirkelfrågor till Käre Edward här >>

Ahora una dram tica serie de Apple TV+ Bestseller del New York Times. Presentado en el programa de televisi n Today como el elejido del #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick. A veces la vida te reserva un nuevo camino hacia la felicidad. Querido Edward es al mismo tiempo una novela de aprendizaje, un relato coral de m ltiples e inolvidables personajes y una historia de los muchos caminos que la vida nos ofrece para que un coraz n roto vuelva a sentir y a amar. Una ma ana de verano, Edward Adler, de doce a os, su hermano mayor, sus padres y ciento ochenta y tres pasajeros embarcan en Newark rumbo a Los ngeles. Entre ellos, adem s de los Adler, est un prodigio de Wall Street, una chica que acaba de descubrir que est embarazada, un veterano de la guerra de Afganist n que arrastra las secuelas de la contienda, un magnate de los negocios, una mujer independiente que huye de un marido demasiado controlador. A mitad de camino, el avi n se estrella. Edward es el nico superviviente. La historia se convierte en la gran noticia del momento y acapara la atenci n de todos los medios del pa s. Pero Edward no siente que haya sobrevivido al accidente. Una parte de l se ha quedado para siempre en ese avi n en el que perdi a su familia, junto a esos pasajeros a los que conoci por unas horas, en ese cielo en el que su vida, tal como la conoc a, cambi para siempre. Y es que, cuando lo has perdido todo, de d nde puedes sacar la fuerza para seguir adelante, c mo volver a encontrar sentido a tu vida? ENGLISH DESCRIPTION NOW AN APPLE TV+ SERIES NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today - A "dazzling" novel that "will break your heart and put it back together again" (J. Courtney Sullivan, bestselling author of Saints for All Occasions) about a young boy who must learn to go on after surviving tragedy. "A reading experience that leaves you profoundly altered for the better . . . Don't miss this one."--Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live? 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. 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. Halfway across the country, the plane crashes. Edward is the sole survivor. Edward's story captures the attention of the nation, but he struggles to find a place in a world without his family. 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. 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? Dear 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.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY - "Make sure you have tissues handy when you read this] sure-footed tearjerker" (NPR) about a young boy who must learn to go on after surviving tragedy Soon to be an Apple TV+ series starring Connie Britton, written and executive produced by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights and Parenthood) NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post - Parade - LibraryReads What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live? 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. 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. Halfway across the country, the plane crashes. Edward is the sole survivor. Edward's story captures the attention of the nation, but he struggles to find a place in a world without his family. 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. 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? Dear 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. Praise for Dear Edward "Dear Edward made me think, nod in recognition, care about its characters, and cry, and you can't ask more of a novel than that."--Emma Donoghue, New York Times bestselling author of Room "Weaving past and present into a profoundly beautiful, page-turning story of mystery, loss, and wonder, Dear Edward is a meditation on survival, but more important, it is about carving a life worth living. It is about love and hope and caring for others, and all the transitory moments that bind us together."--Hannah Tinti, author of The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley and The Good Thief

From the New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful and Dear Edward, a novel set in Flannery O'Connor's hometown of Milledgeville, and a tragedy that forever alters the town and the author herself "A wholly believable world shaped by duty, small pleasures, and fateful choices."--O, The Oprah Magazine Forced by illness to leave behind a successful life in New York, literary icon Flannery O'Connor has returned to her family farm in the small town of Milledgeville, Georgia. With her health and time both limited, all she wants is to be left alone to write. But Flannery's plans are soon upended by Melvin Whiteson, a banker from Manhattan who has recently married the town belle. Melvin is at loose ends with his new life; though he has every opportunity, he's not sure where to begin. Flannery knows exactly what she wants, but is running out of time. Through their unusual and clandestine friendship, both will come to reflect on the decisions they have made and the paths they have chosen. Literary history and fiction gracefully intersect in this emotionally charged novel of small town Southern life from one of our most beloved novelists, which asks us all to consider how we can live our lives to the fullest.