THE FIVE PEOPLE YOUMEET IN HEAVEN is a wonderfully moving fable that addresses themeaning of life, and life after death, in the poignant way thatmade TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE such an astonishing book. The novel'sprotagonist is an elderly amusement park maintenance worker namedEddie who, while operating a ride called the 'Free Fall', dieswhile trying to save a young girl who gets in the way of a fallingcart that hurtles to earth. Eddie goes to heaven, where he meetsfive people who were unexpectedly instrumental in some way in hislife. While each guide takes him through heaven, Eddie learns alittle bit more about what his time on earth meant, what he wassupposed to have learned, and what his true purpose on earth was.Throughout there are dramatic flashbacks where we see scenes fromhis troubled childhood, his years in the army in the Philippinesjungle, and with his first and only love, his wife Marguerite. THEFIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN is the perfect book to followTUESDAYS WITH MORRIE. Its compellingly affecting themes and lyricalwriting will fascinate Mitch Albom's huge readership.
【作者简介】
Mitch Albom isthe author of six previous books. A nationallysyndicated columnistfor the Detroit Free Press and anationally syndicated radio hostfor ABC and WJR-AM, Albom has, formore than a decade, been namedtop sports columnist in the nationby the Sports Editors of America,the highest honor in the field. Apanelist on ESPN’s SportsReporters, Albom also regularlyserves as a commentator for thatnetwork. He serves on numerouscharitable boards and has founded twocharities in metropolitanDetroit: The Dream Fund, which helpsunderprivileged youth studythe arts, and A Time to Help, a monthlyvolunteer program. He liveswith his wife, Janine, in Michigan.
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