What follows is the one ordinary day so many of us yearn for, a chance to make good with a lost parent, to explain the family secrets, and to seek forgiveness. His mother-who died eight years earlier-is still living there, and welcomes him home as if nothing ever happened. But upon failing even to do that, he staggers back to his old house, only to make an astonishing discovery.

He makes a midnight ride to his small hometown, with plans to do himself in. But upon failing even to do that, he staggers back He hits bottom after discovering his only daughter has shut him out of her wedding.

His life has been crumbled by alcohol and regret. 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. 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. Now he returns with 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. Mitch Albom mesmerized readers around the world with his number one New York Times bestsellers, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie. This Description may be from another edition of this product.įrom the author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie, a new novel that millions of fans have been waiting for.

For one more day by mitch albom