Literary · Fantasy
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Eddie, an elderly maintenance man at a seaside amusement park, dies in an accident and wakes in an afterlife where five people from his past explain how his life touched theirs.
Facts last checked 2026-10-17
- First published
- 2003
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 224
- Format
- Book 1 of 2 in The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Read this if you want a short, sentimental fable about whether an ordinary life mattered.
Skip this if you find tidy life lessons and sentiment too sweet or too obvious.
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Quick answers about The Five People You Meet in Heaven
- What is The Five People You Meet in Heaven about?
- Eddie, an elderly maintenance man at a seaside amusement park, dies in an accident and wakes in an afterlife where five people from his past explain how his life touched theirs.
- Who should read The Five People You Meet in Heaven?
- Read it if you want a short, sentimental fable about whether an ordinary life mattered. Skip it if you find tidy life lessons and sentiment too sweet or too obvious.
- How long and how fast is The Five People You Meet in Heaven?
- It is a medium-paced, short read of about 224 pages, first published in 2003.
- Does The Five People You Meet in Heaven have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Death, War, Child abuse.
- Can I borrow The Five People You Meet in Heaven for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends The Five People You Meet in Heaven; the borrow button above searches it for you.
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