*Books & Biscotti (Book Review) with Elaine Newton
Thursday, August 19, 2021 • 11 Elul 5781
1:00 PM - 2:30 PMOnline
Temple Emanu-El is excited to welcome Book Reviewer
Elaine Newton to discuss
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
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Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
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 that leads him to the answers of some of life's most profound questions: When you have lost everything, how do you find meaning in your life? How do you learn to feel safe again? How do you gain the strength to put one foot in front of the other? Dear Edward is a coming of age story, a portrait of an unforgettable cast of characters, and an illustration of all the ways a broken heart learns to love again.
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 that leads him to the answers of some of life's most profound questions: When you have lost everything, how do you find meaning in your life? How do you learn to feel safe again? How do you gain the strength to put one foot in front of the other? Dear Edward is a coming of age story, a portrait of an unforgettable cast of characters, and an illustration of all the ways a broken heart learns to love again.
Elaine Newton is professor Emeritus of Humanities, Literature and Psychology at York University and a former book critic for the Globe & Mail. From December to May, she is visiting professor of Literature and Film at the Philharmonic for the Arts in Naples, Florida where she has been a Lifelong Learning Favourite for more than 25 Years.
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