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The First Phone Call From Heaven
- Author
- Mitch Albom
- Narrator
- Mitch Albom
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 12 November 2013
- Run Time
- 7 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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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.
Critics Review
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Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary
Cecilia Ahern
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Powerful . . . Albom has touched the lives of a lot of people he never even knew
Time
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Compelling and uplifting
Independent
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A writer with soul
Los Angeles Times
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Albom breaks hearts with his stories
Mirror
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Details
- Author
- Mitch Albom
- Narrator
- Mitch Albom
- Duration
- 7 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 November 2013
- ISBN
- 9781405531078
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Religious and spiritual fiction
Synopsis
The First Phone Call from Heaven tells the story of a small town on Lake Michigan that gets worldwide attention when its citizens start receiving phone calls from the afterlife. Is it the greatest miracle ever or a massive hoax? Sully Harding, a grief-stricken single father, is determined to find out. An allegory about the power of belief -- and a page-turner that will touch your soul -- Albom's masterful storytelling 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.
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