A grieving father. A silent son. A language built from folded paper.
When James loses his wife, he's left to raise their nonverbal autistic son, Milo, alone-navigating grief, guilt, and a silence that stretches between them like a sea. But then the paper planes begin to appear.
Each one folded by Milo. Each one carrying a message.
Some are words. Some are pictures. All of them are invitations back to life.
As James begins to understand this quiet language, he finds himself on an unexpected journey-through memory, forgiveness, and fragile hope. Along the way, a gentle art teacher, a wounded bird, and a long-forgotten hot-air balloon trip help him see that healing isn't about moving on-it's about moving forward, together.
Paper Planes is a tender, emotionally resonant novel about the bonds that survive loss, the courage it takes to start again, and the extraordinary ways love can speak without sound.