Mitch Albom's The Time Keeper

Synopsis

In this stunning new novel, the inventor of the world's first clock is punished for trying to measure time. He is banished to a cave for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him seeking more years for themselves. At last, with his soul nearly broken, Father Time is granted his freedom, along with a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time.

He returns to our world - now dominated by the obsession with time he so innocently began - and commences a journey with two unlikely partners: one a teenage girl who is about to give up on life, the other a wealthy old businessman who wants to live forever. To save himself, he must save them both. And stop the world to do so.

Gripping, simply told and filled with deep human truth, this unforgettable story will inspire readers everywhere to reconsider their own notions of time, how they spend it and how precious it truly is.

Quotes

Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. an alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.

Consider the word “time.” We use so many phrases with it. Pass time. Waste time. Kill time. Lose time. In good time. About time. Take your time. Save time. A long time. Right on time. Out of time. Mind the time. Be on time. Spare time. Keep time. Stall for time. There are as many expressions with “time” as there are minutes in a day. But once, there was no word for it at all. Because no one was counting. Then Dor began. And everything changed.

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For One More Day by Mitch Albom

 
"For One More Day" by Mitch Albom.

Synopsis: 

As a child, Charley Benetto is told by his father, "You can be a mama's boy or you can be a daddy's boy, but you can't be both." So he chooses his father, and he worships him - right up to the day the man disappears. An eleven-year-old Charley must then turn to his mother, who bravely raises him on her own, despite Charley's embarrassment and yearnings for a complete family. 

Decades later, Charley is a broken man. His life has been crumbled by alcohol and regret. He loses his job. He leaves his family. He hits bottom after discovering his only daughter has shut him out of her wedding.

And he decides to take his own life. 

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 to his old house, only to make an astonishing discovery. His mother - who died eight years earlier - is still living there, and welcomes him home as if nothing had ever happened. 

What follows is the one "ordinary" day so many of us yearn for, a chance to make good with a lost parent, to explain family secrets, and to seek forgiveness. Somewhere between this life and the next, Charley learns the things he never knew about his mother and her sacrifices. And he tries, with her tender guidance, to put the crumbled pieces of his life back together.

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Here's a very lovely quote that represents the entire story:

"Have you ever lost someone you love and wanted one more conversation, one more chance to make up for the time when you thought they would be here forever? If so, then you know you can go your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one you wish you had back? What if you got it back?" 

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Another novels by Mitch Albom that I have read:

Tuesdays with Morrie 
Have A Little Faith

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Mitch Albom's "Have a Little Faith - A True Story".

'Will you do my eulogy?'

With these words, Mitch Albom heralds his long-awaited return to non-fiction. Not since his own Tuesdays with Morrie has any writer so movingly tackled the central questions in life. No one can fail to be deeply touched and uplifted by this extraordinary book.

'Have a Little Faith is an absolute wonder - tender, transporting and deeply moving, a profound meditation on kindling the light that struggles in billions of hearts. It is the answer to anyone who believed they'd never again read a book with the soul and grace of Tuesdays with Morrie'.
Scott Turow

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Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

This is a good book: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom.

The secular world is evil. It changes people, from good to bad, from bad to worse. There's no ending. Life goes on. Sooner or later, we will regret over things that we have or have not chosen.

After reading this book, somehow I realize that no matter how experienced a person is in the human life, God still means everything. Without God, everything seems to be fleeting away, meaningless, useless. No wonder the Bible says Christ is the body of all positive things, somewhere in Colossians.

When God lays hold on us, we can't get away. And... that's very comforting.

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