The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom This is a book that I accidentally stumbled upon, and nearly totally dismissed , and boy, am I glad I didn't. This is one of my favourite books, and everyone who reads it seems to agree that it totally changes your perspectives and really makes you think. It's not a long book but it is a really beautiful story and I love it J This book is about death, and then life. The story starts at the end. It's Eddies 83rd birthday, he is the head of maintenance at Ruby Point Amusement Park, and has been for as long as anyone can remember. On this day he dies. The first ...

Eddie was a maintenance worker at Ruby Pier Amusement Park – even at 83 years of age his world revolved around keeping the park up to speed making sure the rides were safe. As the book begins, it begins with Eddie’s birthday, the end of his life and his tragic death as he attempts to save a girl in danger. ‘The Five People You Meet in Heaven’ meets those people significant in Eddie’s past even if he never knew them himself and he discovers important lessons along the way: why events happened in his life which will help him find peace in Heaven. It really does sound like such a mundane story and to be honest it is – who wants to know about an old man’s troubles ...

The Five People You Meet in Heaven. ***************************************** I have never read a book before that starts at the end of someone's life. This is what author, Mitch Albom has successfully managed in 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven'. The story tells the tale of 83 year old Eddie. Head of maintenance at Ruby Point Amusement Park. The book starts with a countdown towards unsuspecting Eddie's imminent death. Eddie goes around the amusement park doing the mundane chores he does everyday, unaware that in 43 minutes his life will be over. He sits down on a deck chair on the beach and surveys the view, unaware ...