The Next Person You Meet in Heaven: The Sequel to The Five People You Meet in Heaven

I always enjoy Mitch’s books. Each one touches makes me reflect and touches my heart. This book was no exception.

Another amazing story that really shows how our lives can be intertwined with everyone we meet. A nice reminder to try to be nice to everyone you meet.

I bought this for my mom as a gift, she loves this author!

A touching story of how a complete stranger can have as much impact on our life as our closest family member.SUMMARYTHE NEXT PERSON YOU MEET IN HEAVEN is a sequel to The Five People You Meet in Heaven. When Annie was only eight-years-old she lost her left hand in a horrific accident at the Ruby Pier amusement park. The hand was surgically reattached but it left an indelible mark on Annie’s life. She doesn’t remember the tragic accident that killed Eddie, the amusement park mechanic but it left her scarred and the subject of ridicule. Annie struggles to find acceptance throughout her life, but feels as if everything she does is a mistake. When she reunites with Paulo, a childhood friend, she knows she has finally found happiness. They marry and this is where Annie’s story begins. A romantic hot-air balloon ride the morning after the wedding ends in tragedy when Annie falls from the sky. She is whisked into her own heavenly journey, where she reunites with Eddie and learns how her life on earth affected others.“Had he taken the truck, this story would be different. Had Annie and Paulo not stopped for a final round of photographs, this story would be different. Had the limousine driver remembered to bring a bag that was sitting by his apartment door, this story would be different. The tale of your life is written second by second, as shifting as the flip of a pencil to an eraser.”REVIEWTHE NEXT PERSON YOU MEET IN HEAVEN is a touching and thought-provoking chronicle of the impact of daily interactions on the lives of others. This short and simple story is written in the same easy style as all of Mitch Alboms books. He wrote the book as a sequel because for years after the first books came out readers continued ask him, “What happened to Annie and Eddie next?” Fifteen years later, Albom’s first sequel is born.Annie is also Albom’s first female protagonist. The insecurity of Annie’s character is very relatable and moving. Albom’s inspiration for Annie’s character came from Chika, a five-year old orphan from Haiti with a brain tumor who Albom had brought home and had hoped to save. The book’s theme is about the rediscovery of our contributions and our connections, and the realization that life doesn’t go on forever. It’s about how a stranger or beloved pet can have as much impact on our lives as that of our closest family member.The book is a quick and easy read and is written in the same light style as his original The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Readers who have enjoyed Albom in the past, will not be disappointed. It’s worth a read.Mitch Albom is an author of several New York Times bestseller‘s books of fiction and nonfiction including Tuesdays with Morrie. He founded and oversees S. A. Y. Detroit, a consortium of nine different charitable operations in his hometown, and created a nonprofit dessert shop and food product line to fund programs for Detroit’s neediest citizens. He also operates an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.“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?”

I read Tuesdays With Morrie quite some time ago. I read The Five People You Will Meet In Heaven four days ago. It only took me two days to read it. And I DO NOT read fast. Then I could not stop thinking of the people I might meet in heaven - or here on earth for that matter - whose lives I might have changed. So now I could not wait to read The Next Person You Meet In Heaven. Read this one in two days as well. I am a busy lady, but they both kept drawing me back to the book. In many ways it has made me a more loving and caring person. At least I think more about how I affect others. Read them and see if it changes you as well.

Absolutely LOVE this book!

this book makes me think and helps me see what is real

I never thought this could be true of sequels, but the second book was every bit as good as the first! I absolutely loved this story about Annie and the events that occurred in her life after she was saved by Eddie in the previous book. Her story was just as good and as tragic as Eddie's, and wondering what happened to get her into Heaven leads to a wonderful journey of reading pleasure.

Un des plus beaux livres que j'ai lu. Très bien écrit avec des lessons de vie très profondes.

I am currently reading this book, it hasn’t disappointed me, I read half of it in one day and then life got busy. I have read lots of Mitch Albom books and he never fails to keep my attention. He is a great author and there is always a lesson in there. Great author.

Absolutely beautiful book. Loved the story and the characters. He leads you on a very gentle journey with so many meanings. It certainly makes you think about who you might meet! Thought the ending was very clever and I didn't see it coming.Well worth reading if you have read The five people you meet in heaven.

I absolutely loved The five people you meet in heaven. I had been looking around for a similar book for a while when I stumbled onto this gem around 3 years later, and boy am I satisfied. Life is an empty canvas and at the end of it all it's the art you leave behind that matters.

Surprisingly, I think I may have liked this more than The Five People You Meet in Heaven. I often choose not to read a sequel if the first book doesn’t need it, but I’m so glad I did this time!I found the Next Person to be less predictable and the character of Annie more relatable. As always, Albom’s story is beautiful and thought provoking. I’d definitely recommend reading this if you’re thinking about it.