From the author of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, a novel that explores the unexpected connections of our lives, and the idea that heaven is more than a place; it's an answer.

Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom is a captivating novel that explores the afterlife and the connections we make in our lives. In this 1st Edition, readers are taken on a journey through the eyes of Eddie, a maintenance worker at an amusement park who dies and finds himself in heaven. As Eddie meets five people who have had a significant impact on his life, he learns valuable lessons about love, forgiveness, and the true meaning of his own existence. With its thought-provoking storyline and heartfelt writing, The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a must-read for fans of Mitch Albom and those interested in exploring the mysteries of life and death.