from SilversReviews

Maurice had never met anyone like Laura and Laura had never met anyone like Maurice. They were from two different worlds. Laura doesn't know why she stopped and turned back after Maurice asked her for some money, but she is glad she did. Through Maurice, Laura learned about the life he and thousa...

from UberButter

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★★★★★ ♥In 1986, Laura Schroff was a successful sales executive for USA Today in New York, a single woman doing her own thing. One fateful day she would do...

from Lisa5127

In a world where we all stay in our comfort zone, this woman and this boy stepped out if theirs to befriend each other. For everyone who has ever passed a homeless person without giving it a second thought, this is a must read. It is a book of hope about how our choices and actions really can cha...

from readingfiend

Story of how Laura became a friend and mentor to a panhandler she passed on a New York street one day and their lives through the years. As a "Big Sister" to a (now) middle school boy, I enjoyed the story (but both lives are far different than either of ours!). I was surprised how she really didn...

from cjordan916

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. Stopping was never part of the plan... She was a successful ad sales rep in Manhattan. He wa...