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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.
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-Excerpts: http://aninvisiblethread.com/
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This book really interests me. I think I sawe this story on one of the morning shows. It's a captivating one and I'd love to read the book.
Thank you for this giveaway!
Oh - I SO want to win this! I saw something about this story on TV! I can't remember what show it was on, but it seems like it was one of the news shows (like 20/20). What an inspirational story.
Thanks for the opportunity to win and read this, Zohar. This is on my list of must reads!
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Looks like a great book.
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This sounds like a great book! I'd love to win a copy.
Hi Kate - I'm the co-author of this book and I'd love to send you a copy. Please let me know if and where I can send you one. Judging from your website, I know you'll like the story of Laura and Maurice. Thanks - Alex (alex_tresniowski@peoplemag.com)
Thank you Alex for your kind offer.
Would like to win this book. thanks
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