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For One More Day: A Book Review

For One More Day is Mitch Albom's second novel [his other was The Five People You Meet in Heaven and prior to that he published the very popular Tuesdays with Morrie] which is centered around one-time semi-pro baseball player Charley "Chick" Benetto. Chick, a child of divorce who is always forced to choose between his mother and his father, grows into a man and starts a family of his own. But one fateful weekend, he leaves his mother to secretly be with his father and she dies while he is gone. This haunts him for years. It unravels his own young family and 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 her - the 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, Chick 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. he book is such a quick and easy read and honestly will make you laugh and cry all in the span of 4 hours and 31 minutes. And the ending is one that you'll never see coming but will stay with you for a very long time.

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