by Mitch Albom
First published 2018
Annie stands at the altar marrying Paulo, her childhood love, believing she has found happiness at last. Fifteen years earlier, an amusement park accident took her left hand and changed everything. Eddie, a war veteran who worked as a park mechanic, died saving her life that day. Annie grew up scarred and guilt-ridden, moved away by her devastated mother, bullied by classmates, unable to remember why her world collapsed. She reconnected with Paulo as a young woman, giving her hope for the future. But her wedding night ends in tragedy, sending Annie on her own journey to heaven. There she reunites with Eddie, who becomes one of five people showing her how her life mattered in ways she never understood. Each encounter reveals connections between her earthly struggles and her purpose, demonstrating that every ending opens into a new beginning.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Heaven
Period: Fifteen Years Ago
224 pages · Hardcover · Harper