Winner of Spain’s prestigious “La Pluma de Plata” Award. His mother - who died eight years earlier - is still living there, and welcomes him home as if nothing ever happened.Īlbom has said his relationship with his own mother was largely behind the story of the book, and that several incidents in “For One More Day” are actual events from his childhood. But upon failing even to do that, he staggers back to his old house, only to make an astonishing discovery. A HEART-BREAKING, HOPEFUL NOVEL FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER WHOSE BOOKS HAVE TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF OVER 40 MILLION READERS Mitch Albom sees the magical in. He makes a midnight ride to his small hometown, with plans to do himself in. He hits bottom after discovering his only daughter has shut him out of her wedding.

His life has been crumbled by alcohol and regret. It explores the question: What would you do if you could spend one more day with a lost loved one?Īs a child, Charley “Chick” Benetto was told by his father, “You can be a mama’s boy or a daddy’s boy, but you can’t be both.” So he chooses his father, only to see the man disappear when Charley is on the verge of adolescence.ĭecades later, Charley is a broken man.

FOR ONE MORE DAY is the story of a man who attempts suicide, but does not succeed. Depressing and utterly revolting film about an alcoholic former baseball player who is allowed to spend one more day with his mother. A beautiful, haunting novel about the family we love and the chances we miss.įor One More Day is the story of a mother and a son, and a relationship that covers a lifetime and beyond. FOR ONE MORE DAY by Mitch Albom OctoAmazon Rating 4.5/5 stars This was my least favorite so far in the series of books starting with TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, but it still packed a punch at the very end of the book. Synopsis: This is the story of Charley, a child of divorce who is always forced to choose between his mother and his father.

Mitch albom's for one more day 2007