The First Phone Call from Heaven: A Novel [Paperback]

From the beloved author of the #1New York TimesbestsellersTuesdays with MorrieandThe Five People You Meet in Heavencomes his most thrilling and magical novel yeta page-turning mystery and an unforgettable work of inspirational fiction about 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, still coping with grief, 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 life after death begins to surface, the townand the worldtransforms. 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 in this compelling story of hope.

The First Phone Call from Heavenis Albom at his besta virtuosic story of love, history, and belief, and a modern classic of spiritual fiction.

"What if the end is not the end?"

From the beloved author of the number-oneNew York TimesbestsellersTuesdays with MorrieandThe Five People You Meet in Heavencomes 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 nel&