An invisible thread : the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny / Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski.
He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But something made her turn around and go back. They met nearly every week for years, and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades.
Item details
- ISBN: 9781451642513
- ISBN: 1451642512
- Physical Description: xviii, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st Howard Books hardcover ed.
- Publisher: Nashville, Tenn. : Howard Books, 2011.
Contents / Notes
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / by Valerie Salembier -- Introduction -- Spare change -- The first day -- One good break -- The birthday present -- The baseball glove -- Is that it? -- A mother's song -- A father's legacy -- The brown paper bag -- The big table -- The missed appointment -- Outside looking in -- Bittersweet miracle -- A simple recipe -- The new bicycle -- The winter coat -- The dark forest -- One last test -- The greatest gift -- Epilogue: Love, Maurice. |
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