Bennie Ford, a fifty-three-year-old failed poet turned translator,
is traveling to his estranged daughter's wedding when his flight is
canceled. Stuck with thousands of fuming passengers in the
purgatory of O'Hare International Airport, he watches the clock
tick and realizes that he will miss the ceremony. Frustrated,
irate, and helpless, Bennie does the only thing he can: he starts
to write a letter. But what begins as a hilariously excoriating
demand for a refund soon becomes a lament for a life gone awry, for
years misspent, talent wasted, and happiness lost. Bennie's writing
is infused with a sense of remorse for the actions of a
lifetime--and made all the more urgent by the fading hope that if
he can just make it to the wedding, he might have a chance to do
something right.
A margarita blend of outrage, humor, vulnerability,
intelligence, and regret, "Dear American Airlines "gives new
meaning to the term "airport novel" and announces the emergence of
a major new talent in American fiction.
General
| Imprint: |
HarperPerennial
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2009 |
| First published: |
June 2009 |
| Authors: |
Jonathan Miles
|
| Dimensions: |
201 x 132 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-547-23790-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-547-23790-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780547237909 |
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