A beautiful look into the afterlife. A twist on the classic expression “your life flashes before your eyes when you die”. While this is a sad read, it’s also one of hope. I read this for this first time in college. I had to take a class on death and dying. One assignment was to read or watch two things that had to do with death. I chose this book and I remember thinking: If this is what Heaven is really like, it’s not a bad thing at all.

Eddie is going to die today. He doesn’t know it yet but we do. When he dies, there are no pearly white gates. Instead he finds himself meeting with people who had some impact on his life whether he realized it at the time or not. Five people to be exact. They will help him answer questions and realize truths.