The Five People You Meet in Heaven

By: Mitch Albom

Narrated by: Mitch Albom

Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

Eddie is a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped in a meaningless life of fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. His days are a dull routine of work, loneliness, and regret.

Then, on his 83rd birthday, Eddie 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. These people may have been loved ones or distant strangers. Yet each of them changed your path forever.

One by one, Eddie's five people illuminate the unseen connections of his earthly life. 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, which comes from the most unlikely of sources, is as inspirational as a glimpse of heaven itself.

In The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom gives us an astoundingly original story that will change everything you�ve ever thought about the afterlife � and the meaning of our lives here on earth. With a timeless tale, appealing to all, this is a book that readers of fine fiction will treasure.

©2003 Mitch Albom, Inc. All rights reserved (P)2003 Hyperion

Critic reviews

"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)
"This is the fable you will devour when you fall in love. This is the tale you will keep by your side when you are lost. This is the story you will turn to again and again, because it possesses the rare magic to let you see yourself and the world anew. This book is a gift to the soul." (Amy Tan)

clean and simple

emotional but not maudlin. economy of words, but just the right ones. not a full novel, but not a short stoey. just the correct number of pages to tell Eddie's story. glad I heard it.

Beautiful story

What a beautiful story! If you have ever wondered if your life matters or if you make a difference, this is the book for you. We are all intertwined. Sometimes the smallest gesture makes the biggest difference. I found the narration soothing to listen to. The tone and speed was perfect.

Good read

This book is great so interesting.makes you thing about your life and who is going to be your 5 people

Everything Matters

I was so very taken by this book. The water really lead you through a life and truly makes the reader learn that everything matters.

Interesting

Bittersweet story, but it kept me engaged. Mitch’s narrative is soothing and not sharp. Some readers voices are difficult to listen to.

Beautiful and insightful

such a beautiful story. it was thought provoking but also pleasantly enjoyable. I enjoyed it very much.

Great story.

I don't know why I waited so long to get this book. I really enjoyed it

Love this book Thanks Mitch Alborn

Loved it. I have bought several copies of the book and give people copies of it because I love it so much.

inspiring and life changing

the narrator was amazing. he did a fantastic job at portrayed the very book he wrote. it was fu. And emotional listen to

An instant classic.

Mitch Albom is fantastic. He grabs the reader's attention from the very start and takes you on an emotional roller coaster.