Dear American Airlines

Review "A crisp yowl of a first novel...scathing yet oddly joyful."-- "Publishers Weekly""A heartfelt exploration of one man's psychic deterioration and the slim reed of hope to which, miraculously, he still clings...Miles has created a human being adrift, like all of us, in circumstances mostly not of his making and with no other choice but to try to muddle through."-- "Los Angeles Times""An intelligent, playful, and, above all, moving story full of humor and well-written digressions. Bennie is a remarkably flawed but sympathetic man...this affecting and laugh-out-loud-funny tirade should stay with readers long after they've reached their final destinations."-- "Bookmarks Magazine""Begins as a scathing letter of complaint from a stranded traveler en route to his estranged daughter's wedding but quickly evolves in to a personal and surprisingly astute rant about life's challenges."-- "Parade Magazine""Miles...offers a funny, poignant first novel about reaching middle age...Miles, a sharp, stylish author, has created a complex novel from a simple premise. This is a compassionate, often hilarious book about laying the past to rest and moving forward into the future."-- "BookPage""This first novel is a tale of loss and regret that allows a hint of hope and forgiveness to beckon from the final pages." -- "Library Journal" Product Description From the cocktails columnist of the New York Times, a scathingly funny, deeply moving epistle form a stranded passenger whose enraged letter of complaint transforms into a lament for a life gone awry. About the Author Jonathan Miles is the author of Dear American Airlines, Want Not, and Anatomy of a Miracle. A former columnist for the New York Times, he is a contributing editor to such magazines as Details, Garden & Gun, Men's Journal, and Field & Stream. His work is frequently anthologized in Best American Sports Writing and Best American Crime Writing. A former longtime resident of Oxford, Mississippi, he currently lives along the Delaware River in rural New Jersey.Mark Bramhall has won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration, more than thirty AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has repeatedly been named by AudioFile magazine and Publishers Weekly among their Best Voices of the Year. He is also an award-winning actor whose acting credits include off-Broadway, regional, and many Los Angeles venues as well as television, animation, and feature films. He has taught and directed at the American Academy of Dramatic Art.