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An Invisible Thread
An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny | Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski
An Invisible Thread tells of the life-long friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy, and how both of their lives were changed by what began as one small gesture of kindness. When Laura Schroff brushed by a young panhandler on a New York City corner one rainy afternoon, something made her stop and turn back. She took the boy to lunch at the McDonald�s across the street that day. And she continued to go back, again and again for the next four years until both their lives had changed dramatically. Nearly thirty years later, that young boy, Maurice, is married and has his own family. Now he works to change the lives of disadvantaged kids, just like the boy he used to be. An Invisible Thread is the true story of the bond between a harried sales executive and an eleven-year-old boy who seemed destined for a life of poverty. It is the heartwarming story of a friendship that has spanned three decades and brought meaning to an over-scheduled professional and hope to a hungry and desperate boy living on the streets.
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Kshakal
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An inspiring story of how a chance encounter can forever change the course of someone‘s life. I am excited to talk about this one at book club next week!

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Kshakal
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Looking forward to my upcoming book club books!! 🤓

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mackelie
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An eleven-year-old Maurice is begging for change on a crowded street of New York City when Laura stops to take Maurice for lunch. It‘s based on a true story on how one act of kindness can change someone‘s life.

Unknowingly, I bought the young readers‘ edition as this was our book club selection at work. It makes you really believe that there are good people in the world and the change it can have a simple act of kindness

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ewicker
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Coming from someone who typically reads cheesy romance novels, i LOVED this book.

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Sharpeipup
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A perfect choice for the holiday weekend - a true story full of hope, love, trust, and redemption. 🪡🪡🪡

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Crazeedi
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#12Booksof2021 @Andrew65 #August
This is the NF story of a NY professional and a homeless little boy.
Honorable mention Four Lost Cities and The Dictionary of Lost Words

Andrew65 Looks great. 3y
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Crazeedi
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Laura looks back as she leaves work and sees a young boy who asks if she has any change. She not in the habit of giving to homeless, but something about this boy touches her. What transpires is a relationship that remains through many years. I highly recommend

Butterfinger It is good to see you. I have missed you my friend. 3y
kspenmoll 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 you are back! Lovely review. 💕💕 3y
Crazeedi @Butterfinger ditto dear friend, it's been a tough couple months, trying to get back in groove with all my special littens, especially you!!💗💗 3y
CarolynM Nice to see you back 🙂 3y
Crazeedi @CarolynM thank you!!❤ 3y
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JenReadsAlot
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This was such a heartwarming story! Never heard of it but grabbed it on audio from the library.

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Yahui07
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Such a beautiful and warm story!

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SilversReviews
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#GetMovin
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TODAY‘S PROMPT: HUMAN

AN INVISIBLE THREAD is a beautiful book. Have you read it?

“An Invisible Thread is the perfect title for this book. The book brought to the surface that we all have a connection to other human beings even though that connection may not be outwardly visible.”

https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2011/10/invisible-thread-by-laura-schroff.html

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Jenken1998
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This was a lovely story! It gave me all the feels! It‘s amazing how two very different people can come together by chance and have such an impact on each other‘s lives. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Gina
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This is a beautifully woven story of two very different people (a childless woman and a neglected boy) who found each other and formed an unlikely friendship. This will put a smile on your face and tears in your eyes. It reaffirms for those of us who have walked a difficult path that not all deep bonds come from blood relationships. It is the perfect read to get you into the Christmas spirit.

Nebklvr The woman‘s significant other was a jerk 7y
Gina @Nebklvr AGREED! She kind of eluded that she picked a non violent version of her dad. From the first few sentences I knew that was a mistake 7y
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ItsAnotherJen
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A good story, although it wasn't what I expected.
#greatquotes
"I wanted happy, loving parents who danced waltzes in the living room. I wanted children of my own, desperately. We all want relationships that are healthy and resolved, and sometimes that simply doesn‘t happen. But the beauty of life is that inside these disappointments are hidden the most miraculous of blessings. What we lose and what might have been pales against what we have."

Cathythoughts ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
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GraciesLibrary
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A successful New York business woman's chance encounter with an 11 year old boy living a life of extreme poverty and deprivation becomes a powerful friendship that transforms both their lives. Nothing I write here could capture the essence of this book better than Catherine Ryan Hyde's words on the book's cover: "Complex and unswervingly honest, inspirational...this book is capable of restoring our faith in each other."

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GraciesLibrary
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"It's something I call an invisible thread. It is, as the old Chinese proverb tells us, something that connects two people who are destined to meet, regardless of time and place and circumstance...It is, I believe, what brought Maurice and me to the same stretch of sidewalk in a vast, teeming city - just two people out of eight million, somehow connected, somehow meant to be friends.

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An Invisible Thread is about an unusual friendship between two different people, but I think it's about much more than that. It had to do with two people who were destined to meet on the corner of 56th Street and Broadway. Every Monday, that mother got to know her son, and that son learned about his mother. And on those Mondays their hearts were sewn together with an invisible thread."

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Lmstraubie
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Although it appears the grown-up is saving the boy, they both save each other and form a beautiful friendship. #sos #whatawaytolive #pirateslife @CrowCAH

CrowCAH Sounds like a nice touching story! ☺️ 8y
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Lmstraubie
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#subtitles An Invisible Thread The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
#aprilbookshowers @RealLifeReading

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 4! This is a best-selling memoir that created a lot of buzz for its inspirational message. In 1980s NYC, Laura was a successful ad sales rep & Alex was an 11-year-old street panhandler. He asked for change, & she relented, again & again. They met up nearly every week for years, & their life-changing friendship has continued for 3 decades. One small gesture led to more & moved a nation. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

webhau1 I have read this. Awesome story 8y
tapgurl The English classes in the school I work in read this as a class. I think it's for the sophomore class. We are an at-risk school so they tend to pick books kids can relate to. 8y
tapgurl So I had to read it too. Barely could contain my excitement to be reading on the job! 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 8y
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Lmstraubie
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This book told the true story of how Laura, an advertising executive, and Marcus, an 11 year old street kid, met, became friends, and changed each other's lives. You hear the story of Marcus which is pretty upfront with the dire conditions he grew up in, but you also hear the back story of how Laura's life looked good from the outside, but contained a great deal of abuse from her father on the inside. It was a compelling story. Con't

Lmstraubie Now I have to Google them to learn more! 8y
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Lmstraubie
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#recentnonfictionread #marchintoreading
This is my current audio read. It's not gripping, but it is engaging.

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Lmstraubie
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Current #audiobook

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Eggs
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"An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, and circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle. But it will never break.”

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BeeCharmer
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The power of the human connection. I just started this tonight and I'm hooked. Despite the strength that our past has, our futures can be stronger.

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BeeCharmer

The power of the human connection. I just started this tonight and I'm hooked. Despite the strength that our past has, our futures can be stronger.