{"product_id":"2940149383016","title":"The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom A 30-minute Summary","description":"With Instaread Summaries, you can get the summary of a book in 30 minutes or less. We read every chapter, summarize and analyze it for your convenience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an Instaread Summary of 'The First Phone Call from Heaven' by Mitch Albom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelow is a preview of the earlier sections of the summary:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTess Rafferty receives the first phone call at her home in Coldwater, Michigan. She is not able to get to the phone in time, and the call goes to the answering machine. When she plays the message back, she is stunned to hear her mother's voice on the line. Her mother has been dead for four years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe police chief of Coldwater, Jack Sellers, receives the second call. His phone call is from his son, Robbie, who died while on a tour of duty as a soldier in Afghanistan.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKatherine Yellin receives the third call. Her call is from her dead sister, Diane. She immediately goes to tell the minister of her church, Pastor Warren, about the call. He has been counseling her, trying to help her deal with her grief.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSullivan Harding is released from prison. He is picked up by his parents and his son and taken home.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSully Harding walked to the Davidson \u0026amp; Sons Funeral Home to pick up his wife, Giselle's, cremated remains. While there, he meets Horace Belfin, the funeral director.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTess Rafferty receives another phone call. She is sure the voice belongs to her dead mother. The voice speaks the same way her mother did when she was alive.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn a Friday one week after the first call, Police Chief Jack Sellers receives a second call from his dead son. The voice tells Jack that it is awesome where he is and that there are no bad days there. He tells his father that he should not worry about what comes next....","brand":"Instaread Summaries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111937884400,"sku":"2940149383016","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149383016_p0.jpg?v=1763715811","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149383016","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}