The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Mitch Albom

Apr 2007 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing

About this ebook

From the bestselling author of Tuesdays with Morrie, a war veteran encounters the true significance of life after death in this touching modern classic.

On his 83rd birthday, Eddie dies in a tragic amusement park ride accident in an attempt to save a little girl’s life. He awakens in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a lush Garden of Eden, but a place where your earthly life is explained to you by both loved ones and distant strangers.

As the story builds to its stunning conclusion, Eddie desperately seeks redemption in the still-unknown last act of his life: Was it a heroic success or a devastating failure? The answer, which comes from the most unlikely of sources, is as inspirational as a glimpse of heaven itself.

In The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom will change everything you’ve ever thought about the afterlife—and the meaning of our lives here on earth.

Ratings and reviews

Gripping, quick read! Great change of pace from my normal reads. Makes me think of God so much and what possibly awaits me on the other side. I pray I had and will have positive impacts on some.

I know know if this actually happens to you pass away, but it is certainly intriguing to think so. Although it has been many years since I read the book, I think of it often. The one thing that stood out to me most about Mitch Albom's writing in this book(I also read Tuesday's with Morrie) is that he was able to tell the story in such a way that I both enjoyed the story and reflected on my own life.

it was a few years ago when i was just starting high school, i friend of our family gave me this book because i was constantly reading. she said she'd read it and thought I'd enjoy it, she was more right than she ever could've imagined. this book has stayed with me for almost ten years. i loved it so much and when i lost my dad's father to lung cancer and then three months later lost my moms dad , also to cancer, i reread this book over and over and thought of them. Eddie reminded me so much of my dads father it really made me thin; made me hope in something bigger. five people you meet in Heaven will always be one of my favorites and is always a page turner no matter if you've read it ten times or thirty. it gets more beautiful each time.

About the author

Mitch Albom is an author, playwright, and screenwriter who has written seven books, including the international bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, the bestselling memoir of all time. His first novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, was an instant number one New York Times bestseller that has since sold more than six million copies worldwide. Both books were made into acclaimed TV films. Mitch also works as a columnist and a broadcaster, and serves on numerous charitable boards. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.