The Five People You Meet in Heaven

The Five People You Meet in Heaven – Mitch Albom

Eddie is a grizzled war veteran who has spent most of his life fixing rides at Ruby Pier, a seaside amusement park. On his eighty-third birthday, he dies in a tragic accident while trying to save a little girl from a falling cart.

He awakens in the afterlife, where he discovers that heaven is not a lush garden but a place where your earthly life is explained to you by five people. Some of them he knew and loved; others were strangers. Each one was connected to his life in ways he never understood, and each has a lesson to share. Through their stories, Eddie begins to see how his life touched others and how others shaped his, and he comes to understand the meaning of his time on earth, including whether he succeeded in saving the girl.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom, the bestselling author of Tuesdays with Morrie, is a short, moving novel about life, death, love, sacrifice and the hidden connections between people. Its central message is that no life is insignificant and that everyone affects everyone else.

The book became an international bestseller and was adapted into a television film.

Simple yet profound, The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a comforting and thought-provoking read for anyone who has wondered about the meaning of their life, and a meaningful gift for those dealing with loss.