The Five People You Meet in Heaven

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Book Information Author: Mitch Albom Genre: Religion / philosophy First appearance: "The Town That Time Forgot"

The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a religious / philosophical novel by Mitch Albom.

History

When Springfield abolished daylight savings time, the law that took its place allowed anyone to set their clocks however they wanted. The Sunday after the law went into effect, the Flanders family took advantage of the new law to make Rev. Lovejoy continue preaching even after he had already given his sermon. When Lovejoy ran out of Bible stories, he read from The Da Vinci Code and The Five People You Meet in Heaven. When the Flanderses insisted on more, Lovejoy began reading from Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Behind the Laughter

• The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a real book.

Appearances

• Comic story – The Town That Time Forgot