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)

Very touching

Love the story and the lessons. Enjoy the different voices. Touched my heart, made me really think.

The moment you realize....

This is such a touching story 😢

Thanks, Margot Robbie. This was a great recommendation.

Mostly good parts

Good storytelling. I wished the story with the third person he met was a little different. Other than that a lot of great beauty

Not that bad

I enjoyed listening to the book. It has some nice ideas. It made think about most of the ideas it presented. Worth my audio credit

Fabulous idea well executed!

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Five People You Meet in Heaven?

The pictures of the blue man that the author painted in my head

Which character – as performed by Mitch Albom – was your favorite?

main character

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes, but couldn't

One of my all time favorites

I read this book many years back and loved it. Decided to reread (or listen) to it. Love it even more now. Such beautiful depth and meaning inside. As always, Mitch writes beautiful books.

surprised that I enjoyed it so much

This book is a quick read. It's not in my usual reading genre, but I read it on the advice of a family member--I was not sorry I took her advice.

Healing

Amazing! You won’t regret this book! This is a 10/10 on everything, writing and story!

Love Albom books

Just read it for the 2nd time. Love this story!
I recommend it to everyone over the age of 12 years.

Wonderful Listenm

I had read this book already and seen the movie but listening to it today (yes one day) was incredible. This is a timeless story and really makes you ponder what mark are you leaving on the world.