An Invisible Thread in Around the World in 80 Books

Dec 25, 2018 Tanya rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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His book had me in tears at some points. I didn’t read it when my book club did, glad I finally caught up. The wolf need more compassion and this really touched a chord with me about how just being interested in someone else can make a life changing difference. Of course there was so much more the author did for this young boy who became a man, but it all began with her willingness to stop and see him and then take him to McDonalds. Small stuff like having a “lunch in a brown paper bag” really c ...more

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Jun 15, 2017 Kay Green rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was a tough book and an inspirational book. Tough because the two main characters grew up with parents on drugs and alcohol. It was so hard to read about the havoc created on the lives of these real people by parents who became abusive and neglectful when dealing with their addictions. The descriptions of their home lives were very sad to read, and made me aware of how we take for granted having a stable home, food, and peace in our households. But the other side was how these two people ca ...more

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Feb 01, 2021 Jen Pratt rated it it was amazing

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I loved this book! It brought me in right from the beginning and I felt so inspired at this extraordinary relationship. An ad executive feels inspired to take an eleven year old panhandler to McDonald’s once. They end up meeting weekly for years, each influencing the other’s life in wonderful ways! The ad executive also has a complicated past that is partially included in the story. Five stars!

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