Mitch Albom The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
b'Mitch Albom talks about his new book " The Next Person You Meet in Heaven". \\nIn this enchanting sequel to the number one bestseller The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie\\u2019s heavenly reunion with Annie\\u2014the little girl he saved on earth\\u2014in an unforgettable novel of how our lives and losses intersect.\\n\\nFifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom\\u2019s beloved novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, 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. Eddie\\u2019s journey to heaven taught him that every life matters. Now, in this magical sequel, Mitch Albom reveals Annie\\u2019s story.\\n\\nThe 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, Annie\\u2019s 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 finally found happiness.\\n\\nAs 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 journey\\u2014and 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.\\n\\nPoignant and beautiful, filled with unexpected twists, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven reminds us that not only does every life matter, but that every ending is also a beginning\\u2014we only need to open our eyes to see it.\\n\\nMitch Albom is a bestselling novelist, a screen-writer, a playwright, and an award-winning journalist. He is the author of six consecutive number-one New York Times bestsellers and has sold more than thirty-four million copies of his books in forty-two languages worldwide. Tuesdays with Morrie, which spent four years atop the New York Times list, is the bestselling memoir of all time.\\n\\nAlbom has founded seven charities, including the first-ever full-time medical clinic for homeless children in America. He also operates an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He lives with his wife, Janine, in suburban Detroit.\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-richards/support'