Bismillah.
Assalamualaikum :)
Such an enjoyable book!
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| by Mitch Albom |
There are three plots (is it called plot? i dont know) in the book.
First. The History of Alexander Graham Bell and his invention, the telephone.
Second. Katherine and her phone calls from heaven.
Third. Sully, a military officer who was found guilty of a jet crash.
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The story is based in a place called Coldwater, Michigan.
As the title suggests, the story started when a woman named Katherine received a phone call from her sister, Diane who died of a disease two years back. Diane claimed to be calling from heaven.
The call was only for few seconds and it startled Katherine, for sure. Later, she announced the call she received in a Sunday mass at church. There was a mixed emotion among the attendees of the gathering upon knowing that Katherine could be the 'chosen one'.
It doesnt take long for the news to spread and what adds up to the story was Katherine received the call again for the second time in the following week, also on Friday as it was before. And it was not the last. The call from the dead Diane was regularly received every Fridays.
People started to gather at Katherine's house and many are wandering around the city of Coldwater, hoping for the same miracle. In the mean time, Katherine was sharing with the crowd what her dead sister told during the short phone calls.
Not-known to others, there are several other persons whom received the calls from their dead relatives, all giving assurance that 'they' are safe and sound in a different world including Jack Seller and Tess. Only that, these persons chose not to announce it in public that they too are the 'chosen ones'.
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On the other hand, Sullivan Harding (Sully) whose wife was found dead in a fatal accident didnt believe the event that someone is calling from heaven. He was so involved in investigating the case on his own.
Sully has his own separate story in the book. His wife died due to an accident on the way to see a jet crash(which was her husband's jet) and her car collidded with Elliot Gray Jr., the officer responsible giving him directions from the control tower. Both of them died.
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In the end, Sully found out that the call from heaven was truly a fake one. And to his surprise, the one behind the calls was Elliot Gray, the father of Elliot Gray Jr. who disguise as Horace Belfin and worked at Davidson & Sons, a funeral home. Elliot was actually planning all the calls to redeem his guilty for causing the jet crash of Sully in the first place.
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I know it might be a bit confusing just by reading the simple review of a book with 326 pages.
The moral of the story that I can share with you;
1. Appreciate those in your circles. Dont wait until they are buried underground and regret.
2. When people believed there is life after death, they will commit to it and will do good. It was narrated in the book that crime cases fall sharply after the news of the miracles spread.
3. The problem in our society is they sometimes believe but the outcome is so long to wait and they lose their patience and choose not wait and do harm instead.
4. Lets be among those who believe and have patience and confidence, that the day will come when all the sadness, griefs, tears, hardships will disappear and we will only embrace the good moments and endless sustenance from Allah SWT.
The author's last line : " We may not known the truth about phones and heaven, but we do know this; in time, He answers all calls, and He answered mine" :)
Overall, this is a nice book and you can always relate to Islam in the author's writings.
Wallahua'lam.
:)
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| Jannah! May we all meet there one day. Amin :) |
May Allah help us in our journey.
May Allah forgive our sins.
May Allah help us to be good.
May Allah help us to be a person with patience.
May Allah help us to be grateful.
May Allah bless us with His infinite blessings.
Ameen.
