Happy Saturday everyone! Today I’m spotlighting a book for you entitled An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski. This book sounds so amazing and heart wrenching at the same time and it has gotten fantastic reviews on Amazon. I’m going to share with you what the book is about and you’ll see why I can’t wait to read it myself. Be sure to check out the great giveaway as well at the end of the post!
About An Invisible Thread
“Excuse me lady, do you have any spare change? I am hungry.”
When I heard him, I didn’t really hear him. His words were part of the clatter, like a car horn or someone yelling for a cab. They were, you could say, just noise—the kind of nuisance New Yorkers learn to tune out. So I walked right by him, as if he wasn’t there.
But then, just a few yards past him, I stopped.
And then—and I’m still not sure why I did this—I came back.
When Laura Schroff first met Maurice on a New York City street corner, she had no idea that she was standing on the brink of an incredible and unlikely friendship that would inevitably change both their lives. As one lunch at McDonald’s with Maurice turns into two, then into a weekly occurrence, Laura learns heart-wrenching details about Maurice’s horrific childhood.
Sprinkled throughout the book is also Laura’s own story of her turbulent childhood. Every now and then, something about Maurice’s struggles reminds her of her past, how her father’s alcohol-induced rages shaped the person she became and, in a way, led her to Maurice.
As their friendship grows, Laura offers Maurice simple experiences he comes to treasure: learning how to set a table, trimming a Christmas tree, visiting her nieces and nephew on Long Island, and even having homemade lunches to bring to school.
AN INVISIBLE THREAD is the heartwarming story of a friendship that has spanned thirty years and brought life to an over-scheduled professional and hope to a hungry and desperate boy.
An Invisible Thread website
Photos from An Invisible Thread
A Q&A with Laura Schroff
Excerpts from An Invisible Thread
Reading Guide for An Invisible Thread
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Buy your own copy of An Invisible Thread at Amazon.com or Amazon.ca
Check out the Book Trailer…
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GIVEAWAY DETAILS
I have 3 copies of An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski up for giveaway to my readers. To enter…
- For 1 entry simply leave a comment entering the giveaway.
- For 2 entries, follow my blog (I’ll be changing this soon as GFC is disappearing for non-blogger sites – keep a look out for it). If you already follow, just let me know and I’ll pass the extra entry on to you as well.
- For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.
This giveaway is open to US & Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will be drawing for the winners on Saturday, March 17/12. Good luck everyone!
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This one does sound gripping, looking forward to your review 🙂
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sounds like a very heart warming story I would love to read . Thanks
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I’ve been meaning to get a copy of this book. Thanks for the giveaway!
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What a different friendship. This looks like an interesting book. I’m really curious how this all turns out.
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This sounds like such a heart warming story. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Holy moly…this is one that I want to read like immediately!!!!
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This sounds like a very inspiring book. Thanks for the giveaway.
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I picked this up from the library yesterday and finished it in bed this morning. Great story.
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This book just sounds like a heartbreaker.
I love true stories. They make me remember that we all have a story no mAtter who we are. This one looks like a good one. I’m so happy that you brought it to my attention. That’s why I’m a follower. I give it a tweet. Thanks for the giveaway. 😉
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I like stories that have intertwined and connected stories that at first seem unrelated.
What an inspirational story.
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Once in awhile we all need to reminded of things we take for granted. “The Blind Side” did that for me, and I loved it. This sounds similar, and I can’t wait to read it!
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This sounds like a compelling read. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
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Amazing story – that trailer brought tears to my eyes! I so want to read this! I love this kind of life changing story. Thanks for the giveaway.
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