An invisible thread

By Laura Schroff

Subjects: Sales executives, nyt:e-book_nonfiction=2011-11-05, New york (n.y.), biography, White Women, Biography, Women, united states, biography, Whites, African americans, biography, Child-adult relationship, Case studies, Poor children, New York Times bestseller, Childhood and youth, Executives, biography, Businesswomen, biography, African americans, new york (state), new york, Children and adults, African American boys, Poor, Friendship

Description: 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.