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The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
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Summary and Study Guide
Overview
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven is a novel written by Mitch Albom and originally published in 2018. The book won the Wilbur Award in 2019. Mitch Albom has written several novels on the subject of the afterlife, and this novel delves into aspects of magical realism and spirituality as Annie learns in death the lessons she could not whilst alive. All the events of her life that she viewed as mistakes had a purpose, and she comes to view Death as Part of the Life Cycle.
This guide utilizes the 2018 HarperCollins first edition of the novel.
Content Warning: The Next Person You Meet in Heaven contains depictions of child abuse and graphic violence that this guide references.
Plot Summary
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven is written from the perspective of a third-person narrator and begins with the hours before protagonist Annie’s death. It is her wedding day, and she is marrying her childhood sweetheart, Paulo. Annie cannot help thinking that something is going to go wrong. At the wedding, she catches a glimpse of an old man she doesn’t recognize.
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