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The Five People You Meet in Heaven

The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a fictional novel by Mitch Albom that explores life's lessons and the possibility of Heaven.

Fast Facts

Author: Mitch Albom
Genre: Fiction
Publication Date: September 25, 2003
Publisher: Little, Brown and Time Warner Paperbacks
Pages: 228
ISBN: ISBN 0-316-72661-3
Adaptations: Television Movie
Film featuring: Jon Voight

Plot Synopsis

Eddie (based on the author's real uncle) dies and goes to Heaven. There he meets five people whose lives he has touched: the Blue Man, Eddie's former Army Captain, a woman named Ruby, his dead wife Marguerite, and a young girl named Talia whose death he was responsible for. Eddie returns to Earth and heals the wounds of his past. After he does, he passes away. Talia returns to escort his soul to Heaven.

Critical Reception

The Five People You Meet in Heaven was a selection of Oprah's Book Club, and Oprah Winfrey ultimately produced the television movie of the same name.

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Related Pages on Mahalo

Mitch Albom | Tuesdays With Morrie | For One More Day | Oprah Winfrey | Coney Island | Jon Voight | World War II | The Secret Life of Bees | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Life of Pi | Middlesex | Heaven

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