In this enchanting sequel to the number one bestseller The Five
People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie's
heavenly reunion with Annie--the little girl he saved on earth--in an
unforgettable novel of how our lives and losses intersect.
Fifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom's 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's journey to heaven taught him that every
life matters. Now, in this magical sequel, Mitch Albom reveals Annie'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, Annie'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 finally
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 journey--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, The Next Person
You Meet in Heaven reminds us that not only does every life matter, but
that every ending is also a beginning--we only need to open our eyes to
see it.
