For a solid 24 hours, my novel THE COLOR OF HEAVEN outsold
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON
TATOO on Kindle, and for the next two weeks sold at a record rate of a book
a minute.
It rose to #4 on the general fiction Kindle list at Amazon and hit #1 on the
contemporary romance list.
I was flooded with letters from readers who believed my fictional story was
true, and I had to write back and explain it was not. Some went hunting on the
internet, looking for actual news items about the story. Other readers wrote to
share personal stories of connection with lost loved ones, who they believed
were watching over them from some other dimension.
THE COLOR OF HEAVEN
isn't a religious book. In fact, it's more of a love story than anything else,
but it touched a nerve with so many different kinds of people – men and
women, young and old.
Some key parts of THE COLOR
OF HEAVEN are based on my own life experiences (the character's car accident
and her daughter's illness) but the essence of the story comes from my
imagination and my research into the fascinating subject of actual, documented
near death experiences.
I read another bestseller on the subject – a non-fiction book entitled 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, where
the author recounts his ordeal of being declared dead at the scene of an
accident. He then goes on to describe how he regained consciousness 90 minutes
later and was able to give a full account of his journey to heaven and back.
It's a compelling read, and I highly recommend it.
Which brings me to the question – what happens when we die? Scientists,
academics, and spiritualists have been studying and debating the subject since
the beginning of time, and still the answer is not clear. The theories cannot
be proven or disproven.
What do YOU believe? Did you see the movie Hereafter
? Do you believe such a tale could have any basis in reality?
Do you remember the Robin Williams film What
Dreams May Come
? How about Charlie
St. Cloud
?
Special Offer – THE COLOR OF HEAVEN e-book
is on special for 99-cents until Mother's Day at most online bookselling
locations and would make a wonderful gift. It's a story about everlasting love
between mothers and daughters, and soul mates who find each other through any
obstacles. Please enjoy it for yourself or give as a gift to your mom, and if
you are moved by the story, I would love to hear from you through my website at
www.evmitchell.com.
Happy Reading!
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I wish that I had an e-reader to take advantage of your special offer!! Your book sounds wonderful, and I can't wait to read it!! After my Mother passed away, I know that she came back to see me and let me know that she was ok. She left different signals. She also comes back from time to time. I know that now she has things to do in her new life, but she still finds the time to visit me. For those that don't believe, perhaps they just need to open their minds a little, and be more observant to things and smells that are happening around them. They happen for a reason. I will be looking at the prior books in your series as well. Thank you for writing about this topic, albeit not the type of subject everyone clamors for. They usually want hot romance. lol
(Peggy Roberson 9:19am May 3, 2011)
Congratulations on the success of The Color of Heaven! It is a wonderful love story. I've read it, loved it and did cry. A beautiful Mother's Day Gift.
(Karen Cherubino 12:02pm May 3, 2011)
Thank you for your post, E. V. I've read quite a bit about near-death experiences. I believe there's something going on---more than just a dying brain starved of oxygen, as some have theorized. But just what that might be, I'm not prepared to say. Yet.
Keep up the good work!
(Mary Anne Landers 10:58pm May 3, 2011)
I already have your book but haven't had a chance to read it yet, partly because I recently suffered the death of my next-in-age-to-me brother of us four children. Though it was not a complete surprise--he had told us about probably having cancer in early November--but how quickly it occurred after his doctor had given him up to 18 months to live. However, there were problems with the biopsies that were supposed to be done. It was third time "lucky" and by then the cancer had spread to eight different areas. He was in agony when he died, 4 days after my birthday and 3 days after I last saw him. Unfortunately, we lived more than 2 hours apart and I had to rely on my next oldest sibling for transportation.
Yes, I believe in the "hereafter." As my friend and pastor was praying for our family over the phone after I confirmed the death, I had a brief vision of our parents welcoming W. to heaven. And if there really is no heaven, etc., what have we really lost by believing in it while we're on earth? And yes, I also believe there are also near-death experiences. Some are probably not true, but then, I'm sure that there are others that are not in the public domain.
I don't have a real eReader either. I just use a version that can be used on this computer. It works very well.
Julianne, I'm so pleased by the book's success. I had to restrict myself in buying your books for a while until I was able to get my old-age entitlements straightened out. I'm trying to get more e-books as some of them are cheaper in the US and definitely take up less space than a paper book.
(Sigrun Schulz 2:33am May 4, 2011)
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