The release date for the English version of 'For One More Day' by
Mitch Albom is Sep 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
"Every family is a ghost story..."
With his #1 New York Times bestsellers, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom captivated readers all over the globe. He is back now with a stunning, melancholic book about the family we love and the opportunities we pass up.
The narrative of a mother and son, spanning a lifetime and beyond, is told in For One More Day. It ponders the question: If you could have one more day to spend with a loved one who has passed away, what would you do?
His father used to tell Charley "Chick" Benetto as a youngster, "You can be a mama's boy or a daddy's boy, but you can't be both." Thus, as Charley is about to enter adolescence, he selects his father, only to witness the man's disappearance.
After several years, Charley is a shattered person. Alcohol and remorse have destroyed his life. His employment is lost. He departs from his kin. When he learns that his only daughter has excluded him from her wedding, he reaches rock bottom. And he makes the decision to end his life.
With the intention of killing himself, he takes a nighttime journey to his little village. However, after failing to do even that, he stumbles back to his former home and discovers something startling. Even though his mother passed away eight years ago, she still resides there and greets him with open arms upon his return.
What comes next is that one "ordinary" day that so many of us long for—a chance to ask for forgiveness, make amends with a parent who has passed away, and clarify family mysteries. Charley discovers the incredible details of his mother's sacrifices and life between this one and the next. And he makes an effort to reassemble the broken fragments of his life under her kind direction.
Thanks to Albom's poignant characters and skillful narrative, readers will get a fresh perspective on the people they love and may have previously believed to be gone from their own lives. For One More Day will be treasured by Albom's millions of followers throughout the globe and is a book that everyone in a family can read.