The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet In Heaven is a 2003 novel by Mitch Albom. It follows the life and death of a ride mechanic named Eddie who is killed in an amusement park accident and sent to heaven, where he encounters five people who had a significant impact on him while he was alive. It was published by Hyperion and remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for 95 weeks.
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On his eighty-third birthday, Ruby Pier maintenance man Eddie dies trying to save a little girl from a falling ride. He wakes in heaven and meets five people, some he knew and some he did not, who explain the shape of his life.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven uses heaven as a literary device but is not tied to a specific religion. Mitch Albom's afterlife is more philosophical and inclusive than denominational. Readers from many backgrounds find it accessible.
Yes. Mitch Albom wrote The Next Person You Meet in Heaven (2018), a direct sequel set decades after the original. Both books can be read as standalones.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven was written by Mitch Albom, published in 2003 by Maeva.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven is 224 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Five People You Meet in Heaven takes most readers 3 to 5 hours to finish.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a standalone novel by Mitch Albom, not part of a series.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.