by Jonathan Miles DEAR AMERICAN AIRLINES A Novel This book is Brand New and in excellent condition, slight shelfwear. 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 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. A man both sinned against and sinning, Bennie writes in a voice that is a marvel of lacerating wit, heart-on-sleeve emotion, and wide-ranging erudition, underlined by a consistent groundnote of regret 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, wicked humor, vulnerability, intelligence, and regret, Dear American Airlines gives new meaning to the term ?airport novel? and announces the emergence of major new talent in American fiction. Shipping USPS is the service used for shipping. We ship to all 50 states and APO addresses. International Buyers Import duties, taxes, and charges (typically collected upon delivery or pickup) are the buyer's responsibility and are not included in the item price or shipping charges. Please check with your country's customs office prior to bidding/buying to determine what these additional cost will be. Terms If you have any questions or need information, please feel free to contact us via the link above. Please don't forget to check at all my sales. Enjoy!