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Violence
None
No violence
Language
None
No profanity; Albom's warm inspirational style
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The emotional weight of grief and longing for contact with lost loved ones is the novel's gentle emotional subject
What this book is about
Mitch Albom's novel explores what happens when residents of a small town begin receiving phone calls from people who have died — and what it does to them, their faith, and their community. A media frenzy follows, and a grieving father begins investigating whether the calls are real. Albom writes inspirational fiction with his characteristic warmth. Appropriate for all ages.
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