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Por Un Dia Mas

By Mitch Albom

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| Hardcover | 9781401303631

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"Toda familia es una historia de fantasmas..."

Mitch Albom conquistó lectores en todo el mundo con los bestsellers número uno en el New York Times, Las cinco personas que encontrarás en el cielo y Martes con mi viejo profesor. Ahora regresa con esta bellísima e inolviContinue

"Toda familia es una historia de fantasmas..."

Por un día más es la historia de una relación entre una madre y un hijo que dura toda una vida y mucho más. Explora la siguiente pregunta: ¿Qué harías tú si pudieras pasar un día más con un ser querido que ya no está?

De niño, Charley Benetto aprende de su padre que "Puedes ser un niño de mamá o un niño de papá. Pero no puedes ser ambas cosas a la vez." Entonces elige a su padre y lo idolatra -- hasta el día en que desaparece. A los once años, Charley queda en manos de su madre, quien muy valientemente lo cría ella sola a pesar de la vergüenza y el anhelo de Charley por ser parte de una familia completa.

Décadas más tarde, Charley es un hombre descompuesto. El alcohol y el remordimiento han ido desmoronando su vida. Pierde su trabajo. Deja a su familia. Toca fondo al descubrir que su única hija no lo invitó a su matrimonio.

Entonces decide quitarse la vida.

A medianoche emprende un viaje a su pequeño pueblo natal para acabar con su existencia. Pero al fracasar hasta en eso, se tambalea hasta su antigua casa, donde hace un increíble descubrimiento. Su madre -- que murió ocho años atrás -- aún se encuentra en la casa y lo recibe como si nada hubiera pasado.

Lo que sigue es un día "cualquiera" como el que muchos anhelamos, una oportunidad para reconciliarnos con un familiar desaparecido, para explicar secretos familiares y para buscar perdón. En algún lugar entre esta vida y la otra, Charley se entera de cosas que nunca había sabido sobre su madre y lo mucho que sacrificó. Y con su cariñosa ayuda, Charley intenta recomponer los trozos rotos de su vida.

Por medio de los inspiradores personajes y la magistral escritura de Albom, los lectores volverán a apreciar a las personas que quieren -- y creen haber perdido -- en sus propias vidas. Por un día más es un libro para cualquier miembro de la familia y que será apreciado por los millones fans de Albom en todo el mundo.

Mitch Albom es el autor de los bestsellers internacionales Las cinco personas que encontrarás en el cielo, Martes con mi viejo profesor, y de seis libros más. También escribe guiones cinematográficos y obras de teatro. Albom está en la junta directiva de diversas obras caritativas y ha fundado tres obras de caridad en el área de Detroit. Vive con su esposa, Janine, en Michigan.

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I really like "tuesday with Morrie" and "The Five People You Meet in Heaven". So, maybe I have kinda high expectation on this book. Yet....it came out to be quite a disappointment

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Carrie said on Apr 10, 2007 | Add your feedback

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In my opinion,this book is better than "Tuesdays with Morrie, at least it touchs me.

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sungjew said on Oct 19, 2007 | Add your feedback

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This book touches my heart. This story is about Posey's (mother) unconditional love for Charley (son). Time and time again Charley inflicted wounds on Posey's heart. He disappointed his mum but she never stopped giving him her love.
I think most of us are guilty of hurting our loved ones by hu ... (continue)

This book touches my heart. This story is about Posey's (mother) unconditional love for Charley (son). Time and time again Charley inflicted wounds on Posey's heart. He disappointed his mum but she never stopped giving him her love.
I think most of us are guilty of hurting our loved ones by hurting them the way we are hurt. We hurt them by saying hurtful words, throwing tantrum just to get "revenge" or get our way etc. At least, I'm guilty of it. Sometimes, I will say sorry to them but I've already made the wound. Even though it will recover but a scar will be left behind.
Are you also guilty of making promise and never keep to it? Yes, I am. Promise to visit but never turn up due to some other "urgent" agenda. We always take for granted with our loved ones. Because we know that they will always be there for us.

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Freya said on Dec 11, 2007 | Add your feedback

Mitch Albom is one of my favorite authors. His stories are innovative, easy to understand and yet inspiring.
In the book, Charley Benetto told his story about previous attempts to commit suicide, and the subsequent encounter with a ghost who was actually his mother died eight years ago. Charley ... (continue)

Mitch Albom is one of my favorite authors. His stories are innovative, easy to understand and yet inspiring.
In the book, Charley Benetto told his story about previous attempts to commit suicide, and the subsequent encounter with a ghost who was actually his mother died eight years ago. Charley decided to give up his life, all because of the burden of guilt and anger. They came from can't-getting-along-well with his wife, not being invited to the wedding of his daughter, his short and not-so-successful baseball playing career, his all-time attempt in vain to please his runaway father, and most of all, his lie to stay away from his mother's seventy-ninth birthday and hence his absence during her having the fatal heart attack. All of these had broken his soul.
It was just one more day that Charley lived and hang around with his mother. But it is always the most precious when you can recast some ordinary moments that you have long lost, especially with the lost loved one. This very one day let Charley discover the secret of his family, the reason of his father running away from home, the sadness and hardship that his mother had endured the rest of her life, all on her own and solely for her children. That one day had saved Charley's life, not only in the physical sense but it also relieved him from his burden. He managed to survive from the car crash, forgiving himself and the others.
I found the two lists "Times My Mother Stood Up for Me" and "Times I Did Not Stand Up for My Mother" the most touching parts. It was some pieces of Chick's life that you could strongly feel a mother's unconditional love, or those old times when you looked back, you otherwise would not have done so because it looked so unkind to her. There were really numerous such moments that could be easily found in our own life.
　
"A morning wind shook the trees and brought a sweep of yellow leaves, like a small, fluttering rainstorm."
"She loved me falling off a swing set. She loved me stepping on her floors with muddy shoes. She loved me coming and going, at my worst and at my best. She had a bottomless well of love for me... Her only flaw was that she didn't make me work for it."
"It's such a shame to waste time. We always think we have so much of it."
"Suddenly, details seemed extremely important. Details were something to grab on to, a way to insert myself into the story."
"there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begins."
"Perdonare"

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Candy said on Jan 5, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Interesting, touching and refreshing!!

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Bafsteacher said on Feb 6, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

This book is a story about Chick, who were torn between his father and mother since their divorce. Upon failure in his suicide, he came across his dead mother and spent a day with her, recollecting memories and discovering news, good or bad. If you like this book, you may also want to read another n ... (continue)

This book is a story about Chick, who were torn between his father and mother since their divorce. Upon failure in his suicide, he came across his dead mother and spent a day with her, recollecting memories and discovering news, good or bad. If you like this book, you may also want to read another novel "The Shack".
The author is a good story teller, as usual. The story may come in three parallel part - current events, past events, side tracks such as self reflection and old letters. But you never feel disconnected. This illustrates the good narration of the author.
To my surprise, you can consider this book as a parenting guide. I like the following excerpt very much:
"A child embarrassed by his mother is just a child who hasn't lived long enough.:

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Waleswong said on Jan 2, 2011 | Add your feedback