Mitch Albom

'Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary' - Cecilia Ahern 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. --------------------------------------------- 'No act done for someone else is ever wasted...' 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. ********* 'Mitch Albom lifts us to a new level ...' - FRANK MCCOURT, AUTHOR OF ANGELA'S ASHES 'Simply told, sentimental and profoundly true' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

The sequel to The Five People You Meet in Heaven

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven

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.

The Sequel to The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Celine

"On earth, we get the what of things. The why takes a little longer »

Why didn't I feel this before?" she whispered. "Because we embrace our scars more than our healing," Lorraine said. "We can recall the exact day we got hurt, but who remembers the day the wound was gone?"

We don't realize who else we punish while we’re punishing ourselves.

First loves often remain in the heart, like plants that cannot grow in sunlight .

"We fear loneliness, Annie, but loneliness itself does not exist. It has no form. It is merely a shadow that falls over us. And just as shadows die when light changes, that sad feeling can depart once we see the truth."

"Have you ever considered how many living things there are on earth?" Cleo asked. “People. Animals. Birds. Fish. Trees. It makes you wonder how anyone could feel lonely. Yet humans do. It's a shame."

 Dogs get sad when people around them get sad. They're created that way. It's called empathy. "Humans have it, too. But it gets blocked by other things-ego, selt-pity, thinking your own pain must be tended to first. Dogs don't have those issues."

 "That comes in time," Sameer said. But the five people you meet here are chosen for a reason. They affected you in some way on earth. Maybe you knew them. Maybe you didn't." "If I didn't know them, how could they affect me?“

Do you know what causes wind? High pressure meeting low pressure. Warm meeting cold. Change. Change causes wind. And the bigger the change, the stronger the wind blows. 

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.

hannah 

Julie Rubens

Tbh, I liked the first book better. This was too similar to my liking and I just didn’t find this book that interesting. It wasn’t bad either, but it’s not my favorite

Victoria

** spoiler alert **
           I first read "Tuesdays with Morrie" in 8th grade for my English class. Since then, I have found myself reading other books by Mitch Albom, and I have found they deeply resonate with me. They make me laugh, and they make me cry, but I keep coming back to them. I knew as soon as I picked up this book I would cry, but yet I still chose to read it. 

This one got me, especially with Cleo. My neighbor introduced me to "The Rainbow Poem" shortly after her dog passed many years ago, and it formed what I grew up believing would be my experience with my pets once I die. So, to see Annie get to not only reconnect but get to talk with Cleo absolutely broke me. I'm talking sobbing in public and had to stop reading. I can not put into words how much I want to see my cat and dog again. 

I kinda called that the 5th person would be Paulo, but it still hurt to read it. A small part at the end, talking about Annie's first baby also got me as it's not something I think about often but I hope to one day meet my nephew/niece and my cousin that none of us ever got to meet.

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.

Taylor Nuzzolo

I thought it was a nice sequel. I still prefer the first book over this one but I enjoyed how it definitely added a nice extension to the original story and added closure to the story as a whole.

I love all of mitches books they always give you a different perspective on life 10/10 most definitely recommend! 

Caleigh Maeseele 

Jenn Doan 

Spirituell und wunderschön. Nimmt die Angst vor dem Tod, gibt Hoffnung und schöne, positive Gedanken. 

Rawan Ramadan

Again and again, Mitch Albom keeps proving me how good as an author he is. He has this way of shifting your normal mundane life, and turning it into something unexpected, more magical for sure. I can go on and on about all the life lessons I keep learning from each book I've read, but this one, this specific one, touched my heart like no other.
Annie's story is different, and touches our souls differently, reminding us of all the mistakes, blames, heartaches we go through during our life, and Mitch reveals to us life morals to abide with, that could free us from all the pain. And that's exactly what happened with me. It is definitely an eye opener on a lot of things, and indeed it did change my perspective regarding of a lot of things happening in my life. I advise anyone thinking about reading this book to go for it, for it will change your life. I was able to finish it in 2 days (maybe less if I hadn't so much work to do). It's a light read, but with a lot of lessons about hardships, guilts, and life itself.

Incredible sequel!! Made me tear up. So so good. 

Kendall Munson

Shrouk Shafie

It is a beautiful, heart breaking and heart warming book at the very same time.
It brainstorms a lot about heaven and the afterlife, the reasons we live and how every little thing in our lives is connected. The beauty of interleaved life events always amazes me.
I love any book for Mitch Albom, forever a big huge fan :) !

Abby Gaudreau

i sobbed twice while reading this. i am forever amazed by mitch albom’s words and what they convey. 1000/10

Stefanie Sugia

"...when you first get to heaven, you meet five people from your time on earth. They were all in your life for a reason... They teach you something you didn't realize while you were alive. It helps you understand the things you went through."It has been 8 years since I read 
  The Five People You Meet in Heaven
, and it's been 15 long years since that book was published. Wow, where did the time go? Even though it's been so many years since I read that book, I still hold it very dearly to my heart until this day. It's one of the books that I will always recommend other people to read because it has certainly changed my life and my way of thinking. So when I heard that there's a sequel coming out, I completely freaked out and have to read it soon after it's published (on October 9th). I quickly finished the book that I was reading previously and started reading 
  The Next Person You Meet in Heaven 
right away 😍. (note: You don't have to worry if you haven't read or completely forgot the details of the first book. This can be read as a standalone, and some of the story from the first book will be recounted in this one.)

This book has multiple timelines going on: the first one is the present world, the second one is Annie's past, and the third one is the heavenly realm. All of these timelines intertwined beautifully and creates a wonderful story that makes my heart aches so bad 😭. The story begins with the present day, when the main character—Annie, got married to her childhood love, Paulo. It was an incredibly joyful day for the two of them and it seems like nothing can go wrong. Unfortunately, the next morning everything went downhill as the two of them tragically involved in an accident that sends them both to the hospital. I won't spoil any of the details, but eventually that accident brings Annie to her heaven—where she's going to meet the five people whose lives intertwined with Annie.
  "No story sits by itself. Our lives connect like threads on a loom, interwoven in ways we never realize." 
I don't want to spoil too much since the story is not that long either, so I will just express how I feel about it in general. First of all, there are so many heartbreaking moments and short sentences written by Mitch Albom can easily tugged at my heartstrings 😭😭. I think it's one of the reasons why I always love Mitch Albom's writing; he uses simple words and put it together at the perfect timing to create the greatest impact 💔. I don't know how many times I teared up while I was reading this book. I am so emotionally invested in Annie's life and all the people around her. I would say that the ending is bittersweet and came as a bit of a surprise for me because I really did not expect the story to turn out that way. To be honest, I felt peaceful and calm at the end of the book because it was wrapped really nicely by the author. I love all the little details that the author throws in at the end that makes this book even more heartfelt. I'm probably not making much sense in this review 😂, all the more reason why you should read this book yourself 😉.

"But there are so many times our lives are altered invisibly. The flip of a pencil, from written to erased."Just like the first book, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven also has a series of lessons that Annie need to learn. But like I said earlier, I don't want to spoil too much by discussing them in this review. However, it's safe to say that I felt like I was going through that heavenly journey with Annie. I feel like I'm learning alongside Annie about life and even about myself. In many ways this book is very similar to its predecessor, The Five People You Meet in Heaven. I would say that compared to this book, I still love the first one better. That book has a really special place in my heart because it has completely changed my perspective about life and made me think about how people's lives can intertwine in such an intricate and unimaginable way. But this book still gives me the satisfaction after missing Mitch Albom's writing for so long. Now I just have to patiently wait until his next book comes out 😌."She would tell her that all endings are also beginnings, we just don't know it at the time. And for the rest of her days, the child would be comforted knowing whatever her fears or losses, heaven held the answers to all her earthy questions, beginning with five people who were waiting for her, as they wait for us all, under the eyes of God and in the true meaning of that most precious word.
Home."
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http://www.thebookielooker.com/2018/1...

Becky

I managed to read this book in one night somehow, it was inspiring and lovely and comforting just like the first one! I don’t think I enjoyed it quite as much as the first but I still LOVED it!

even though the plot introduced near the ending kind of threw me off, I still really enjoyed the read

Mana 

“heaven held the answers to all her earthly questions, beginning with five people who were waiting for her, as they wait for us all, under the eyes of God and in the true meaning of that most precious word. Home.”

the sequel of the book the five people you meet in heaven. this book is just beautiful. I couldn’t stop reading. The way this book has been written takes makes you experience the life of Annie up closely. Annie is blind to see her own miracles. She and a lot of people don’t understand that within them there is enfolded an entire universe. 

people themselves are wonders walking on this planet. I liked every bit of this beautiful, mesmerising and precious story.

Ruth Parker 

The Five People You Meet In Heaven was a book that captured me when I was about eighteen. It sucked me in to a world where Heaven exists (I’m sure unsure about all of this in my real life but doesn’t mean I don’t like reading about it!) and you are guided through the afterlife by five people, five spirits who, even though you might not know or remember them, have had some kind of impact on your life on Earth. These spirits, these five people, bring you into heaven where eventually you will offer yourself as a guide to five more people.

The whole concept of this book is amazing but when I saw there was going to be a sequel I was sceptical. I wasn’t sure how it was possible to redo such a masterpiece with the same impact. 

Mitch Albom allows us to revisit little Annie, the girl Eddie saves in the first book. We see how hard life has been for her due to her disfigurement after the accident, despite her life being saved but now finally things seem to be working out. However on her wedding night to her childhood sweetheart with whom she reconnected years later, a tragic accident happens and Annie is set on her journey to meet her Five People in Heaven. 

I don’t want to spoil anything, only to say that I really liked this book. It didn’t quite have the same impact as the first one, for me anyway and I wasn’t totally sure of the events in the epilogue - bit too convenient if you ask me.... but overall it’s a good book and well worth a read, especially if you enjoyed the first one.

Talitha Febriani

3.5 for me
i know you're supposed to read the 5 people you meet in heaven first, but I think it is also said that this book can be read as a standalone
while the story does makes sense, and is a really2 good one, heartwarming and shed a few tears of mine, I think the title doesn't really match the story but then again I haven't read the 5 people you meet in heaven and I am left a bit confused not about the story but about the title lol
I love the writing style tho <3

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.

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven The sequel to The Five People You Meet in Heaven

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