The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom
Today Eddie, the chief maintenance worker at Ruby’s Pier theme park, is celebrating his eighty-third birthday the way he usually does. He goes about his job like any other day checking the rides safety. Yet this day is special. This is the day he dies. This is where the story begins. In Mitch Albom’s book, The Five People You Meet In Heaven he presents his guess (and hope) of what happens after death. Life is full of twists, mysteries, and questions, and looking to the future, one doesn’t know where they will end up. Usually it will be a mystery of how that person ended up where they did, and most certainly when all is said and done there will be unanswered questions. Eddie will have his questions answered. Before moving on to Heavan he will finally discover what unseen force has been guiding him. After his sudden death Eddie is transported. He doesn’t know where he is or what happened, but the blue man standing in front of him seems to know that and more. The blue man is the first of Eddie’s five people, the five people who influenced his life in a significant way. These five people may be familiar or they may be strangers. The five people will tell their stories and the tapestry of Eddie's life will reveal itself thread by thread. Shocking revelations and heart wrenching emotions will keep the pages flipping so fast the book may ignite as well as the soul as this story traps the mind. An intricate well-constructed book by Ablom has graced the bookshelves and it would be an opportunity missed if it is not picked up immediately.
