Will you do my eulogy?

With those words, Mitch Albom begins his long-awaited return to non-fiction. His journey to honour the last request of a beloved clergyman ultimately leads him to rekindle his own long-ignored faith.

Albom spends years exploring churches and synagogues, the suburbs and the city, the 'us' versus 'them' of religion.

Slowly, he gravitates to an inner-city pastor of a crumbling church that houses the homeless, and is stunned at how similar belief can be. As his own beloved cleric slowly lets go, Albom writes his final farewell, having learned that a faithful heart comes in many forms and places.

Reviews

For Five People:

• ‘Albom has done it again . . . Five People is a powerful book’ Time
• 'Mitch Albom lifts us to a new level. But it's the story itself, the life of Eddie, that will keep you up nights, because it is the story of anyone who takes chances with love and adversity. You'll find here echoes of the classics - The Odyssey for one - and that puts Albom's book in the best of company.' - Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes

Hardback

Published 29/09/2009