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For One More Day

Hyperion (Sep 26, 2006)
Hardcover – 197 pages
ISBN-10: 1401303277
ISBN-13: 9781401303273

Book Description

This is the story of Charley, a child of divorce who is always forced to choose between his mother and his father. He grows into a man and starts a family of his own. But one fateful weekend, he leaves his mother to secretly be with his fatherand she dies while he is gone. This haunts him for years. It unravels his own young family. It leads him to depression and drunkenness. One night, he decides to take his life. But somewhere between this world and the next, he encounters his mother again, in their hometown, and gets to spend one last day with herthe day he missed and always wished hed had. He asks the questions many of us yearn to ask, the questions we never ask while our parents are alive. By the end of this magical day, Charley discovers how little he really knew about his mother, the secret of how her love saved their family, and how deeply he wants the second chance to save his own.

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readingrat
readingrat wrote and rated
  • 5.0 of 5 stars
Jan 10, 2008

A touching story about a lost soul that gets to spend one more day with the person who loves him more than anyone else.

galovesongs
galovesongs wrote and rated
  • 5.0 of 5 stars
Jan 8, 2008

This book made me think of how I'd treated my mom in the past (when I was a kid) and reflected on how much she had given me till now.

I can say, this made me "woke up" about behaviour towards any of my loved ones.

Albom didn't disappoint.

sharontsp
sharontsp wrote and rated
  • 5.0 of 5 stars
Oct 25, 2007

Albom has written a few great books, which are all relatively really easy to read. Most of his stories are really sad but heartwarming. It makes people realise how they often get too busy with their life. their work that they forget to spend time with their beloved friends, families and the people they love. Or how they only remember all the angers and forget about all the happy memories.

The story in this book is really touching. Read it. It’s a re-awakening experience.

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