One autumn day, in the small northern town of Coldwater, Michigan, the phones begin ringing. The people calling are all deceased. They talk about heaven. They say they are safe and happy. Each call is greeted differently—some with relief, some with love, some with religious zeal, some with fear.
On that same day, Sully Harding is released from jail for a crime he may not have committed. During his time behind bars, his wife, Giselle, passed away, leaving him a single father filled with heartbreak and regret. He returns to his hometown of Coldwater, hoping to rebuild his life. Instead, he finds a community increasingly gripped by miracle fever. As the mysterious phone calls become more frequent, outsiders begin flocking from all over the world to be part of the blessing, changing the small town indelibly, and turning local citizens into worshiped heroes.
When his own son begins to carry a toy cell phone awaiting word from his mother, Sully has had enough. He sets out to prove that the Coldwater phenomenon is a hoax. But is it? Or could this be the world's greatest miracle? Do the calls give people hope or do they imprison the receivers in a never-ending cycle of grief?
The story follows several Coldwater residents whose lives are irrevocably touched when they are confronted with evidence that heaven exists. This remarkable novel takes us on a journey both of individual healing and society's response to the question of life after life.
Albom's work has never been so moving and unexpected. Readers of The Five People You Meet in Heaven will recognize the warmth and emotion so redolent of Albom's writing, and those who haven't yet enjoyed the power of his storytelling will thrill at the discovery of one of the best-loved writers of our time.
I read an review on this book before it release and just so happened almost a year after my grandfather passed away. Therefore I found this could really related to me. As always, the stories in the end was quite relevant and very moving. In Albom's books, everything is possible.
So I bought this book and read it in just two days. I never read a book in two days. It was well written and I thoroughly enjoyed it as he weaves a wonderful story plus a great concept where receiving phones calls from loved ones that have passed away. This one definitely better than The Timekeeper.
Whenever Mitch release a book, many will said they expect more, his ideas and plot was unrealistic and his works are toward religious thingy. To me a good book or a good read doesn't need to be up to someone's else standard but to deeply touched and connected to one. What I love about Mitch Albom is he always has the ability to really make you stop and think of what is really important in life.
Mitch Albom is one of my favourite authors. Everything he's written I loved to read and collect them. If you like Mitch Albom's previous works, Tuesday With Morrie and The Five People You Meet In Heaven then you will like this book.
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