The Next Person You Meet in Heaven

The Next Person you Meet in Heaven- Mitch Albom- 9th Oct- MINE Netgalley
Annie only has 12 hours to live. Of course she doesn’t realise this. She has just got married. We learn of how she met her husband Paulo and how she narrowly escaped death when she was a child. At the wedding she sees an old man and doesn’t recognise him at first. He is Eddie- the maintenance man who saved her but lost his own life in the process. Annie lost her hand in the accident which was then surgically reattached- ground breaking at the time. In heaven she meets her five people who tell her things about her life , or make her realise that she never knew. This is the sequel to “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” but is also a standalone. A short read (about two hours) this is a book , like the first that makes you think about life and its fragility. Of twists and turns that could in that split second change your life and yet most of them you never know about. Prepare for emotions. A very different book, a truly wonderful read that melted me. One of those that only comes around rarely and like a precious gem sparkles. One to remember.
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Beautiful, lyrical writing, a true sequel to the original Five People You Meet in Heaven. It moves forward from the experiences of ‘Eddie Maintenance’, the protagonist of Five People to the story of Annie, the girl he saved in his fatal fairground accident. So imaginative, so evocative and full of hope and salvation, if only this is indeed what awaits us all when we depart this life! Life-affirming, even while evoking the human experience of death. I’m now off to re-read ‘Five People’. Highly recommended.

4-4.5 stars
As always with Mitch Albom's books this is beautifully written, thought provoking and utterly addictive.

Although a sequel to 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' this will read perfectly well as a standalone. It's a page turner which makes you realise the big impacts that small, often unintended actions and responses can have on another person's life, a book that reflects on the fragility of life, it explores complex human relationships and despite the deaths is, as always from this author, uplifting and inspiring.

I loved it! Many thanks to Netgalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this super book - this review reflects my honest thoughts and opinion.

A beautifully written book that reminds you of how powerful, moving and emotional a really good read can be. I don't want to go into any details about the story as that would spoil it - but I was in tears at the end. I thoroughly recommend this book.

I have ready every Mitch Albom book, so I was excited for this one. Especially as it is a follow on from his famous The 5 People You Meet in Heaven.
As always Albom mixes themes of love and loss, with profound quotes and deep meaning. This is a story that'll make you cry and warm your heart at the same time.
5 out of 5, loved it.

Wow! I read The Five People you meet in Heaven about 10 years ago and loved every page it’s in my top ten books of all time. How could this sequel match up to the original.? As with all of Mitch Alboms books the story is simple but the ideas are more complex and it would stand up to far deeper scrutiny from someone cleverer than me. I found it equally emotionally draining as it was emotionally uplifting and I did do lots of ugly crying on my commute. Thank you Net Galley for the opportunity to read this fabulous book.

Wah wah wah! I actually bawled out loud towards the end of this. A book showing how everything you do has a knock on effect and we often don’t understand the intentions of others. I read this in a day and felt drained but uplifted by it. A must read.