description: Elderly amusement park maintenance worker Eddie dies while trying to save a young girl who gets in the way of a falling cart. In Heaven he meets five people who where unexpectedly instrumental in his life, discovering with each what he was supposed to have learned and what his purpose on Earth was.
title: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
titlecomplete: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
characters: Marguerite, Ruby, Steve Rogers, Tala, Blue Man, Eddie
genres: Fiction, Inspirational, Philosophy, Spirituality, Adult, Classics, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 696522
places: The United States of America
series: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Lincoln Award
publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers