the next person you meet in heaven

This is a story about a woman named Annie, and it begins at the end, with Annie falling from the sky. Because she was young, Annie never thought about endings. She never thought about heaven. But all endings are also beginnings. And heaven is always thinking about us.

In this enchanting sequel to the number one bestsellerย The Five People You Meet in Heaven,ย Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddieโ€™s heavenly reunion with Annieโ€”the little girl he saved on earthโ€”in an unforgettable novel of how our lives and losses intersect.

Fifteen years ago, the world fell in love with Eddie, a grizzled war veteran- turned-amusement park mechanic who died saving the life of a young girl named Annie. Eddieโ€™s journey to heaven taught him that every life matters. Now, in this magical sequel, Mitch Albom reveals Annieโ€™s story.

The accident that killed Eddie left an indelible mark on Annie. It took her left hand, which needed to be surgically reattached. Injured, scarred, and unable to remember why, Annieโ€™s life is forever changed by a guilt-ravaged mother who whisks her away from the world she knew. Bullied by her peers and haunted by something she cannot recall, Annie struggles to find acceptance as she grows. When, as a young woman, she reconnects with Paulo, her childhood love, she believes she has finallyย  found happiness.

As the novel opens, Annie is marrying Paulo. But when her wedding night day ends in an unimaginable accident, Annie finds herself on her own heavenly journeyโ€”and an inevitable reunion with Eddie, one of the five people who will show her how her life mattered in ways she could not have fathomed.

Poignant and beautiful, filled with unexpected twists,ย The Next Person You Meet in Heavenย reminds us that not only does every life matter,ย but that every ending is also a beginningโ€”we only need to open our eyes to see it.

2019 Wilbur Award Winner for fiction from the Religion Communicators Council

โ€œAlbomโ€™s gift for storytelling continues to shine …With true-to-life characters, this quick parable serves as a reminder that through empathy and forgiveness, we can survive our losses. In turn, our troubles are mere beginnings to a future of wonderful possibilities.โ€

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