by Mitch Albom
First published 2009
When an elderly rabbi asks Mitch Albom to deliver his eulogy, Albom finds himself drawn back into a world of faith he had long abandoned. Traveling between the rabbi's suburban synagogue and a struggling Detroit church led by a reformed criminal, Albom discovers unexpected connections between the two men's spiritual journeys. As they face mortality and hardship, their unlikely friendship becomes a beacon of hope, revealing the profound comfort of belief in something greater than oneself.
Genres: christian-fiction, contemporary, biography-memoir, inspirational
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unlikely-friendship
272 pages · Paperback · Grand Central Publishing