Book Number 9
The Five People You Meet In Heaven Mitch Albom
240 pages
A first novel by a famous American sports columnist (author of Tuesday with Morrie, a bestselling non-fiction title). This one is a fable which discusses the meaning of life and death. Eddie is a fairground operator, who checks the safety of the various rides. He is 'an old man with a barrel chest and a torso as squat as a soup can', and dies while trying to save a young girl from a falling cart. Eddie goes to heaven - a most unexpected place - and meets five people who were instrumental in some way in his life. He learns not only about his life but also about what his time on earth meant. It is simple, unaffected and written with great feeling.
2095 / 15000 pages. 14% done!
9 / 50 books. 18% done!
240 pages
A first novel by a famous American sports columnist (author of Tuesday with Morrie, a bestselling non-fiction title). This one is a fable which discusses the meaning of life and death. Eddie is a fairground operator, who checks the safety of the various rides. He is 'an old man with a barrel chest and a torso as squat as a soup can', and dies while trying to save a young girl from a falling cart. Eddie goes to heaven - a most unexpected place - and meets five people who were instrumental in some way in his life. He learns not only about his life but also about what his time on earth meant. It is simple, unaffected and written with great feeling.
2095 / 15000 pages. 14% done!
9 / 50 books. 18% done!