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, and those who loved Tuesdays with Morrie, will treasure.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Warner Books
ISBN: 9780751536140
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 240
Tiempo de lectura:
4h 55m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/01/2004
Año de edición: 2004
Plaza de edición: España
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom, el elogiado autor de Martes con mi viejo profesor, posee un gran éxito de ventas a sus espaldas. Sus libros han vendido más de 40 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo, y se han publicado en 51 países y en 48 idiomas. Algunos se han convertido en películas para televisión aclamadas por la crítica y ganadoras de premios Emmy. Su nueva novela, El extraño que llegó del mar, se ha publicado en más de catorce países, ha sido Número 1 del New York Times y ya se han vendido sus derechos de adaptación a la gran pantalla.