Next Person You Meet in Heaven
Readers rate it 4.1 (46 on Hardcover)
224 pages · Released 2019 · Sphere
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This is a gentle, philosophical sequel about heaven and redemption that emphasizes meaning and interconnection. While it touches on serious themes like death, disability, bullying, and grief, it handles them with emotional depth rather than graphic intensity. The story is ultimately uplifting and rewards empathy, making it suitable for mature middle-grade and early teen readers who can engage with metaphysical concepts, though younger children may find the existential tone heavy.
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"In this enchanting sequel to the number one bestseller The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie's heavenly reunion with Annie--the little girl he saved on earth--in an unforgettable novel of how our lives and losses intersect. Fifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom's beloved novel, The Five... "In this enchanting sequel to the number one bestseller The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie's heavenly reunion with Annie--the little girl he saved on earth--in an unforgettable novel of how our lives and losses intersect. Fifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom's beloved novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the world fell in love with Eddie, a grizzled war veteran- turned-amusement park mechanic who died saving the life of a young girl named Annie. Eddie's journey to heaven taught him that every life matters. Now, in this magical sequel, Mitch Albom reveals Annie's story. The accident that killed Eddie left an indelible mark on Annie. It took her left hand, which needed to be surgically reattached. Injured, scarred, and unable to remember why, Annie's life is forever changed by a guilt-ravaged mother who whisks her away from the world she knew. Bullied by her peers and haunted by something she cannot recall, Annie struggles to find acceptance as she grows. When, as a young woman, she reconnects with Paulo, her childhood love, she believes she has finally found happiness. As the novel opens, Annie is marrying Paulo. But when her wedding night day ends in an unimaginable accident, Annie finds herself on her own heavenly journey--and an inevitable reunion with Eddie, one of the five people who will show her how her life mattered in ways she could not have fathomed. Poignant and beautiful, filled with unexpected twists, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven reminds us that not only does every life matter, but that every ending is also a beginning--we only need to open our eyes to see it"--
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- Amusement rides
- Heaven
- Older men
- Death
- Future life
- Amusement parks
- Accident victims
- Fiction
- Large type books
- Fiction, visionary & metaphysical
- Fiction, family life
- Fiction, religious
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ISBN 9780751571912 · Sphere