An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
Written by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski
Narrated by Pam Ward
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About this audiobook
Stopping was never part of the plan...
She was a successful ad sales rep in Manhattan. He was a homeless, eleven-year-old panhandler on the street. He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But then something stopped her in her tracks, and she went back. And she continued to go back, again and again. They met up nearly every week for years and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades.
Whatever made me notice him on that street corner so many years ago is clearly something that cannot be extinguished, no matter how relentless the forces aligned against it. Some may call it spirit. Some may call it heart. It drew me to him, as if we were bound by some invisible, unbreakable thread. And whatever it is, it binds us still.
Now with new material that brings the life-changing story up to date for its tenth anniversary, An Invisible Thread is “a book capable of restoring our faith in each other and in the very idea that maybe everything is going to be okay after all” (Catherine Ryan Hyde, author of Pay It Forward).
Laura Schroff
Laura Schroff is a former advertising sales executive who worked for over thirty years with several major media companies and publications, including Time Inc. and People. Her book, An Invisible Thread, became an instant New York Times bestselling book and later was a #1 New York Times and international bestseller. As a keynote speaker at over 300 events for schools, charity organizations, libraries, and bookstores, Laura encourages her audience to look for their own invisible thread connections and highlights the importance of opening up their eyes and hearts to the opportunities where they can make a difference in the lives of others. She lives in Westchester, New York, with her feisty poodle, Emma.
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Reviews for An Invisible Thread
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Authenticity, you don’t want to believe, but it is true
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book! It was so easy to listen to and it was a wonderful story. What an inspiration!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book helped me to understand my 11year old grandson so much better. So glad I listened ...
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is now one of my favorites. Great !!!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5If only people understood the importance of subtle acts of kindness. This was refreshing.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was very uplifting. You will enjoy it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everything just listen to it and you will understand
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautifully told story of a special bond between two people who needed each other . Although Laurie didn’t realize her dream of having a child she was definitely a mother and nurturer to an amazing young man.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Oh my word. What a beautiful and heartfelt story without being oversentimental. The end leaves you with a tear in your eyes and a lump in your throat.