THE INSPIRATIONAL CLASSIC FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER WHOSE BOOKS HAVE TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF OVER 40 MILLION READERS

'Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary' Cecilia Ahern
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To his mind, Eddie has lived an uninspiring life. Now an old man, his job is to fix rides at a seaside amusement park.

On his eighty-third birthday, Eddie's time on earth comes to an end. When a cart falls from the fairground, he rushes to save a little girl's life and tragically dies in the attempt. When Eddie awakens, he learns that the afterlife is not a destination, but a place where your existence is explained to you by five people - some of whom you knew, others who were ostensibly strangers.

One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, five individuals revisit their connections to Eddie on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his 'meaningless' life and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: 'Why was I here?'
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WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN

'Breathtakingly beautiful. A story that will stay with you forever'

'A beautiful and flawlessly choreographed book . . . No other book may ever compare'

'One of my favourite books . . . Wonderful, inspirational, and heart-warming! To me, it is a MUST READ!

'The book is beyond words . . . Well written, engaging, poignant'

'This really is a wonderful book. You should read it'

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About the Author
Author, screenwriter, philanthropist, journalist and broadcaster Mitch Albom is an inspiration around the world. Albom is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction, which have collectively sold more than forty million copies in forty-eight languages worldwide. He has written eight number-one New York Times bestsellers - including Tuesdays with Morrie, the bestselling memoir of all time, which topped the list for four straight years and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022. He has also written award-winning TV films, stage plays, screenplays, a nationally syndicated newspaper column, and a musical. He appeared for more than 20 years on ESPN, and was a fixture on The Sports Reporters. Through his work at the Detroit Free Press, he was inducted into both the National Sports Media Association and Michigan Sports halls of fame and was the recipient of the Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement. Following his bestselling memoir, Finding Chika, and Human Touch, a weekly serial written and published online which raised nearly $1 million for pandemic relief, he returned to fiction with The Stranger in the Lifeboat, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers List after being #1 on Amazon. His much-anticipated new novel, set during the Holocaust, is coming in the fall of 2023. Albom now spends the majority of his time in philanthropic work. Since 2006, he has operated nine charitable programs in southeast Michigan under his SAY Detroit umbrella, including the nation's first medical clinic for homeless children. He also created a dessert shop and popcorn line to fund programs for Detroit's most underserved citizens. Since 2010, Albom has operated the Have Faith Haiti orphanage in Port au Prince, a home to 60 children, which he visits every month without exception. Albom also works as a columnist and broadcaster and has founded nine charities in Detroit and operates an orphanage in Port Au Prince, Haiti. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.

Reviews
Praise for Mitch Albom * - *
Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary -- Cecilia Ahern
Powerful . . . Albom has touched the lives of a lot of people he never even knew * Time *
Compelling and uplifting * Independent *
A writer with soul * Los Angeles Times *
Albom breaks hearts with his stories * Mirror *


Awards
Long-listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2005 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9780751536829
Author Mitch Albom
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Sphere
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 216g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 17mm