To Heaven and Back

A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story

By: Mary C. Neal MD

Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman

Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

A kayak accident during a South American adventure takes one woman to heaven — where she experienced God’s peace, joy, and angels — and back to life again.

In 1999 in the Los Rios region of southern Chile, orthopedic surgeon, devoted wife, and loving mother Dr. Mary Neal drowned in a kayak accident. While cascading down a waterfall, her kayak became pinned at the bottom and she was immediately and completely submerged. Despite the rescue efforts of her companions, Mary was underwater for too long, and as a result, died.

To Heaven and Back is Mary’s remarkable story of her life’s spiritual journey and what happened as she moved from life to death to eternal life, and back again. Detailing her feelings and surroundings in heaven, her communication with angels, and her deep sense of sadness when she realized it wasn’t her time, Mary shares the captivating experience of her modern-day miracle.

Mary’s life has been forever changed by her newfound understanding of her purpose on earth, her awareness of God, her closer relationship with Jesus, and her personal spiritual journey suddenly enhanced by a first-hand experience in heaven. To Heaven and Back will reacquaint you with the hope, wonder, and promise of heaven, while enriching you own faith and walk with God.

©2012 Mary C. Neal M.D. (P)2012 Random House

Encouraging and Inspiring

I absolutely enjoyed “reading” this book. Though I had heard portions of Mary Neal’s NDE story in “Imagine Heaven” by John Burke, her own book and story has proven to be powerful, well written and extremely encouraging and inspiring! I have found this, and other books like this to deepen and strengthen my own walk with God. They have both challenged me to shed my 1-2 dimensional view of God as well as encourage me to trust God with forgiveness, eternity, fear, purpose, and meaning in my life. They always point me back to God and His mind blowing love for not just me, but everyone else, as well.

good book

I loved it it was easy to listen, it gives you hope that one day we will be all together and happy.

Glory to God who loves us ALL, has a plan of peace

How can this book come to an end? I MUST have more! Praise God. Amen.

Tt

Clear and good listening read it in a short time enjoyed it a lot. will read it again!

Beautiful story that has renewed my faith

This book and audible was beautifully written and read. I found myself emotionally attached and affected by everything Dr. Neal shared in this inspiring testimony and I can’t wait to share it with everyone I love.

This book gave me hope and reassurance of the afterlife and opened my eyes to the daily loving guidance and interventions God provides me in my own life.

Inspirational for Believers

The story was great for me as I loved seeing God's awesome and tender
Love. He is faithful. But I must add that the title is not the best as it infers
you will actually here her account of being in heaven, which was not included.
It is a more intellectual account better understood by those who are familiar
with Scripture for she quotes many while explaining how Jesus, still doing miracles
In our lives today as He did when He walked on earth, in particular her circumstances
of her death and back to this world. What a blessing, an awesome testimony to Christ's
Presence with us if we allow Him in.

I thought it was well written. very moving.

The story is well told. The reality is shared vividly and in a very believable way.

Very heartfelt

I would love to know if you believe you will see your son Willy again?

Incredible!

Would you listen to To Heaven and Back again? Why?

Yes. The story is so moving in so many ways. Very credible with many joys and sorrows but mostly that there is a wonderful afterlife waiting for us.

What did you like best about this story?

That God sent Mary back to comfort her family and relay the message from Him that He is for real, loves us beyond measure and that we will be reunited with Him and all of our loved ones one day.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The relationship she has with her son Will and the messages that he gives her.

Any additional comments?

Loved it!

GREAT BOOK. this read was truly informative .

this was a great read. It was very informative very detailed and real. I often found myself looking at myself from her shoes and just thinking while the power and grace of God had to truly be alive in her life.