The First Phone Call From Heaven - Mitch Albom

The First Phone Call From Heaven

By Mitch Albom

  • Release Date: 2013-11-12
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4
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From 1,159 Ratings
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Description

From the beloved author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven comes his most thrilling and magical novel yet—a page-turning mystery and a meditation on the power of human connection.

One morning in the small town of Coldwater, Michigan, the phones start ringing. The voices say they are calling from heaven. Is it the greatest miracle ever? Or some cruel hoax? As news of these strange calls spreads, outsiders flock to Coldwater to be a part of it.

At the same time, a disgraced pilot named Sully Harding returns to Coldwater from prison to discover his hometown gripped by "miracle fever." Even his young son carries a toy phone, hoping to hear from his mother in heaven.

As the calls increase, and proof of an afterlife begins to surface, the town—and the world—transforms. Only Sully, convinced there is nothing beyond this sad life, digs into the phenomenon, determined to disprove it for his child and his own broken heart.

Moving seamlessly between the invention of the telephone in 1876 and a world obsessed with the next level of communication, Mitch Albom takes readers on a breathtaking ride of frenzied hope.

The First Phone Call from Heaven is Albom at his best—a virtuosic story of love, history, and belief.

Reviews

  • Hope and Grace

    5
    By CinS**
    Another inspiring book by Mitch Albom. As it states in the beginning “if you believe….” This book is full of hope and grace. An easy enjoyable read!!

  • Okay

    3
    By rcltml
    It’s good but not that good.

  • Always up lifting

    5
    By Albgirl1983
    Make me feel small again. Miss my family very much

  • Not Tuesdays With Moray...

    3
    By Afghan Advocate
    Too long! Too complicated with the 9 victims that heard voices . Author jumps from victim to victim which confused me. Who is he talking about now? Which deceased person belongs to which living person? Then the Alexander Graham Bell interludes! I got it. The phone inventor, the calls etc. but, the metaphor added nothing and added to the confusion. Read if you must to follow this author. That’s the only reason I bought the book. But, I’m rethinking that.

  • Tyler. Bridget

    2
    By Archer house
    Kennedie’s. Book.

  • Disappointed

    2
    By Kentucky Kid 69
    Liked the idea for the story, but I never really felt like I cared about any of the characters. This book felt very amateurish to me.

  • Couldn’t get through it.

    3
    By Jopagocks
    A lot of characters to follow makes you feel removed from the book.

  • Youn buyun

    4
    By Princess Stela
    Through yubuuu

  • Very interesting read!

    4
    By chillkath16
    A lot of characters to follow still a very well written story. I highly recommend this book

  • First Call geography?

    2
    By Mrediess
    I really looked forward to reading this book. I’ve enjoyed the other Mitch Albom books and expected the same quality in this one. I’m also a Michigan native, like Mitch. I’ve only just started this book, but I am dismayed at the lack of geographical accuracy. In the book, the town this happens in, Coldwater, is located near Lake Michigan in the northern lower peninsula. In reality, Coldwater is located in southern Michigan a little west of the center of the state, nearly to the Indiana border. The book describes Coldwater as being in Alpena County, which is on the east side of the state although it is in the northern part. I don’t know why this bothers me so bad, but you’d think I’m Michigan native, like the author, would want to get things right. I’m also finding the story to be a bit disjointed. The author skips from character to character, practically from one sentence to the next, Without any segue or visual warning that the Author is now describing a completely different character. I may read it to the end but those little inconsistencies like place locations in character jumping make it really difficult to concentrate on the message.

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