Why Are You Here?

If you had previously read books written by Mitch Albom such as "tuesday with morris" or 5 people you met in heaven, then perhaps you might be interested in his latest work "for 1 more day".

this is roughly the content of the book:

For One More Day

Albom’s tribute to family and particularly motherhood is his second novel and the first to feature a female protagonist. It explores questions of regret, divorce, and how we would spend one special day with the ghost of someone we loved.

Pauline “Posey” Benetto raises her son bravely as a divorced woman in the 1960’s. The boy, Charley, never really appreciates her sacrifices, spending much of his life chasing the elusive love of his father, who left when Charley was 11. The book begins on the night when Charley, now a middle-aged alcoholic whose family and work life have disintegrated, decides to take his own life. He makes a midnight ride to his small hometown, staggers into his old house, which he believes to be abandoned, only to make a startling discovery: his mother, who died eight years earlier, is still living there, as if she never left.

The two of them then embark on the “one more day” that so many wish they had with a lost loved one – a day to ask question, seek forgiveness, and reexamine the life you thought you had. The book was chosen from hundreds of candidates to be the first ever featured by Starbucks in its stores nationwide.

I have not read it yet so I do not know whether the story is really fantastic or if it is just overhype. But I do intend to buy the paperback version of the book when exam is over because the hardcover cost a cool $30!

I like books written by Mitch Albom because they always managed to strip you layer by layer till you are able to feel the essences of the story. I often get goosebump even while re-reading 5 persons you met in heaven because they touched people so easily with its simple yet words of wisdom. So if you are those who seldom read, try it!

posted by Immortali @ 12:25 am