DEAR AMERICAN AIRLINES

Dear American Airlines, You may be interested to know that a man named Jonathan Miles has penned a novel that purports to be a letter of complaint to your airline from a man whose flight was cancelled. This missed flight changes Bennie Ford’s whole life. Narrator Mark Bramhall quotes the letter, with all its humor and amusing commentary. Clearly, the missed plane is a metaphor for Ford's sad, screwed-up life, which includes a failed marriage and stalled career. Bramhall is so good at storytelling that it's easy to see how the letter can be interpreted as something more than a complaint about a flubbed flight. Instead of complaining about the airline mishap, Ford should be thanking your airline for giving him the opportunity to rethink his life. M.S. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2008]