Letters from the Afterlife: A Guide to the Other Side [Paperback]

Elsa Barker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 28, 2004

Letters from the Afterlife is a hopeful, inspiring after-death communication received by a woman almost a century ago. In the early part of the twentieth century, a woman began a process of "automatic writing" — as though she were an instrument for someone else's words. Days later she discovered that the "writer" — identified as attorney and author David Patterson Hatch — died thousands of miles away, and he was telling his story of life after death through her. The resulting book, originally published as Letters from a Living Dead Man in 1914, gained widespread popularity and was hailed for helping remove the fear of dying. An eyewitness account of the afterlife, told while the storyteller was there, the book describes life after death in minute detail, including the consequences of suicide, how loved ones find each other, and the relationship with higher beings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Atria Books/Beyond Words; Original edition (September 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582701210
• ISBN-13: 978-1582701219
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #452,652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very uplifting and comforting, November 20, 2006

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Shipper - See all my reviews

This review is from: Letters from the Afterlife: A Guide to the Other Side (Paperback)

I needed this book and it greatly comforted and uplifted me. Not cheezy like I thought it might be, what with a title like that and all.

I'd lost my grandmother very sudden and unexpectedly, then 13 days later, my father (who we knew was dying) then several years later..also very sudden, my sister-in-law. These three people I was the closest to and they all left.

Picking up this book made a huge difference for me to be able to truly let them go, feel that they are all ok and answered some questions I had about what the afterlife might be like.

Also an excellent book for the living who just want to read a book on how to focus more on THIS life, lots of great metaphysical information.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Metaphysics Fans, May 18, 2006

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M. Lange (Washington) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Letters from the Afterlife: A Guide to the Other Side (Paperback)

This is a reissue of a book written and published nearly 100 years ago. The style reflects the period. What I enjoyed about this book the most was the way that the letters enticed the reader to consider the nature of reality, the openness one can achieve, and the sense of responsibility one has for oneself and others in any given incarnation.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you read only one book about death and what comes next, make it this book. If, like me you are building a library: start here, August 18, 2008

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Read Listen Live! "djsinprescott" (Southwest USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Letters from the Afterlife: A Guide to the Other Side (Paperback)

This book answered so many questions for me that I keep it with me wherever I travel. If I start to doubt that I will actually live on forever I just read a few pages and rest at ease. It will clear up so many of your "yea, but what about....?"s. I enjoyed the simple format and lack of editorializing. The books gets right to the meat, telling you who is writing for: who is speaking, and then jumping directly into the departed's "daily life" and divine lessons.

I used to worry over world religions constantly; if one is correct doesn't that mean all the others are wrong? If so, how could so many people be wrong? Billions of people with no clue? As I said It weighed heavy on me almost constantly. But no more. The answer is in this book and it is so simple. Still, it lifted the weight of the world from my shoulders. Not to spoil it for anyone, but, maybe everyone is right.....Read it. DJS