FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER WHOSE BOOKS HAVE TOUCHED THE
HEARTS OF OVER 40 MILLION READERS
''Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary'' Cecilia Ahern
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Chika Jeune came into Mitch Albom''s life by chance. Growing up in the
aftermath of the devastating 2010 Haiti Earthquake, at three years old she
tragically lost her mother and was brought to the orphanage run by Mitch and
his wife, Janine.
Chika made a quick impression. Brave and self-assured, she delighted those
around her. But everything changed when Chika was diagnosed with a terminal
disease that no doctor in Haiti could treat.
This discovery sparked a two-year, around-the-world journey in search of a
cure. As Chika''s boundless optimism and humour taught Mitch the joys of caring
for a child, he learned that a relationship built on love can never be lost.
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT FINDING CHIKA
''A powerful, emotional story''
''If you read one book this year, make it this one!''
''A beautifully written book, heart-breaking and uplifting in equal measure''
''An amazing journey of determination and love''
''I laughed, I cried, and just couldn''t put it down''
About the Author
Author, screenwriter, philanthropist, journalist and
broadcaster Mitch Albom is an inspiration around the world. Albom is the author
of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction, which have collectively sold more
than forty million copies in forty-eight languages worldwide. He has written
eight number-one New York Times bestsellers - including Tuesdays
with Morrie, the bestselling memoir of all time, which topped the list for
four straight years and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022. He has also
written award-winning TV films, stage plays, screenplays, a nationally
syndicated newspaper column, and a musical. He appeared for more than 20 years
on ESPN, and was a fixture on The Sports Reporters. Through his
work at the Detroit Free Press, he was inducted into both the National Sports
Media Association and Michigan Sports halls of fame and was the recipient of
the Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement.
Following his bestselling memoir, Finding Chika, and Human
Touch, a weekly serial written and published online which raised nearly $1
million for pandemic relief, he returned to fiction with The Stranger
in the Lifeboat, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers
List after being #1 on Amazon.
His much-anticipated new novel, set during the Holocaust, is
coming in the fall of 2023.
Albom now spends the majority of his time in philanthropic
work. Since 2006, he has operated nine charitable programs in southeast
Michigan under his SAY Detroit umbrella, including the nation's first medical
clinic for homeless children.
He also created a dessert shop and popcorn line to fund
programs for Detroit's most underserved citizens. Since 2010, Albom has
operated the Have Faith Haiti orphanage in Port au Prince, a home to 60
children, which he visits every month without exception.
Albom also works as a columnist and broadcaster and has founded nine charities
in Detroit and operates an orphanage in Port Au Prince, Haiti. He lives with
his wife, Janine, in Michigan.
