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An Invisible Thread

By Alex , Laura;Tresniowski , Mazyck , Maurice;Schroff

Book information

Publisher
Howard Books
Year
2011
ISBN
9781451642513, 9781451642926, 1451642512
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
15 MB (16103574 bytes)
Pages
xviii, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : i
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

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.;When 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, she learns heart-wrenching details about Maurice's horrific childhood.

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