Inthisenchantingsequeltothe#1bestsellerTheFivePeopleYouMeetinHeaven,MitchAlbomtellsthestoryofEddie’sheavenlyreunionwithAnnie--thelittlegirlhesavedonearth--inanunforgettablenovelofhowourlivesandlossesintersect.InMitchAlbom’sbelovednovel,TheFivePeopleYouMeetinHeaven,theworldfellinlovewithEddie,agrizzledwarveteran-turned-amusementparkmechanicwhodiedsavingthelifeofayounggirlnamedAnnie.Eddie’sjourneytoheaventaughthimthateverylifematters.Now,inthismagicalsequel,AlbomrevealsAnnie’sstory.TheaccidentthatkilledEddieleftanindeliblemarkonAnnie.Ittookherlefthand,whichneededtobesurgicallyreattached.Injured,scarred,andunabletorememberwhy,Annie’slifeisforeverchangedbyaguilt-ravagedmotherwhowhisksherawayfromtheworldsheknew.Bulliedbyherpeersandhauntedbysomethingshecannotrecall,Anniestrugglestofindacceptanceasshegrows.When,asayoungwoman,shereconnectswithPaulo,herchildhoodlove,shebelievesshehasfinallyfoundhappiness.Asthenovelopens,AnnieismarryingPaulo.Butwhenherweddingnightdayendsinanunimaginableaccident,Anniefindsherselfonherownheavenlyjourney--andaninevitablereunionwithEddie,oneofthefivepeoplewhowillshowherhowherlifematteredinwaysshecouldnothavefathomed.Poignantandbeautiful,filledwithunexpectedtwists,TheNextPersonYouMeetinHeavenremindsusthatnotonlydoeseverylifematter,butthateveryendingisalsoabeginning--weonlyneedtoopenoureyestoseeit.
