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A bus ride from hell to the edge of heaven
1945Fast paceThoughtful
What it is about
The narrator takes a bus from a gray town to the foothills of heaven. The passengers are ghosts who can choose to stay. Each one meets someone from heaven who tries to persuade them to give up what holds them back.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like short spiritual fiction.
What you will get
A Christian allegory.
The Great Divorce Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Classics · Heaven and hell · Allegory · Choice
Length
146 pages · ≈ 4 h
More about this book
Characters
The narrator, ghosts and spirits.
Setting
A gray town and the edge of heaven.
What makes it different
A short allegory of choice told with humor.
Feel
Imaginative, sharp and warm.
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