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OverviewFrom the author of the phenomenal number one bestseller TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, comes this enchanting, beautifully written novel that explores a mystery only heaven can unfold. Eddie is a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped in the toil of his father before him, fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. Then he dies in a tragic accident, trying to save a little girl from a falling cart. 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 five people who were in it. These people may have been loved ones or distant strangers. Yet each of them changed your path forever. 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 is as magical and inspirational as a glimpse of heaven itself. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mitch AlbomPublisher: Little, Brown Book Group Imprint: Sphere Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.216kg ISBN: 9780751536829ISBN 10: 0751536822 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 02 September 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAlbom has done it again... FIVE PEOPLE is a powerful book, powerful enough to make one's inner snob feel a little uncomfortable...Albom has touched the lives of a lot of people he never even knew. If there is a heaven, he can expect to have around 5.7 million people waiting for him there. - Time [Eddie] learns not only about his life but also about what his time on earth meant. It is simple, unaffected and written with great feeling. - Publishing News Simply told, sentimental and profoundly true, this is a contemporary American fable that will be cherished by a vast readership...this slim tale, like Charles Dickens's A CHRISTMAS CAROL, reminds us of what really matters here of earth, of what our lives are given to us for. - Publishers Weekly Mitch Albom lifts us to a new level... You'll find here echoes of the classics - The Odyssey for one - and that puts Albom's book in the best of company. - Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes * 'A powerful book' Time Author InformationAn internationally renowned best-selling author of nine books, Mitch Albom is a journalist, screenwriter, playwright, radio and television broadcaster and musician. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |