Waking Up In Heaven
A True Story of Brokenness, Heaven, and Life Again
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4.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Waking Up in Heaven is the story of Crystal McVea, the day she died for nine minutes, went to heaven, and stood before God. In this remarkable autobiography, Crystal shares her experience of walking with God towards the gates of heaven - a place so full of light and love that she did not want to leave. But Crystal was miraculously revived and came back to consciousness in a hospital room surrounded by doctors, nurses and her own mother. Previously a sceptic with a dark, troubled past, Crystal's encounter with God made her a believer. In Waking Up in Heaven, Crystal toggles back and forth between her experience in heaven and her life story, both the good and the bad, in the hope of spreading God's message of love and redemption.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Crystal McVea had a hard childhood. For most of her life, drugs and alcohol were a more common presence than religion. However in 2009, at the age of 34, McVea went into cardiac arrest. In the hospital, unconscious and no longer breathing on her own, McVea felt she was in Heaven a feeling that continued even after she regained consciousness in the material world. McVea's memoir intercuts details of her transformation in the hospital with anecdotes from her more harrowing and often seedy upbringing. The author narrates this audio edition with mixed results. She's a crisp, clear reader whose Oklahoman accent makes the audio production feel more authentic than it might have been with a professional narrator. For instance, when McVea describes her stepfather shooting a rifle inches above her head, her voice quivers and listeners are immediately immersed in that terrifying and awful moment. But during less dramatic moments, McVea's reading fails to keep listeners engaged. A Howard paperback.
Customer Reviews
Waking up in heaven
A very powerful and touching story. Thank you