by John Edward
First published 2020
Jack Richman has everything a man could want. A loving wife and family. A thriving career as both scientist and writer. Then a natural gas explosion in Johannesburg destroys six city blocks and kills him instantly. Jack opens his eyes in a hospital unlike any he has ever seen. Dr. Annie Brooks greets him wearing clothes from the 1800s that shift into a modern lab coat before his eyes. Her calming presence tells him he will survive this transition, but Jack can only think of his wife back on Earth. Dr. Brooks and her team of residents guide newly deceased souls through their first experiences in the afterlife. Jack must accept his death and explore this new existence while grappling with separation from everything he loved. Through his journey, readers witness what crossing over might actually feel like.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Earth, Johannesburg
Period: 1800s, 21st-century
256 pages · Paperback · Independently published