An invitation to join The Fifth Avenue Story Society gives five New York strangers a chance to rewrite their own stories.
Executive assistant Lexa is eager for a much-deserved promotion, but her boss is determined to keep her underemployed. Literature professor Jett is dealing with a broken heart, as well as a nagging suspicion his literary idol, Gordon Phipps Roth, might be a fraud. Uber driver Chuck just wants a second chance with his kids. Aging widower Ed is eager to write the true story of his incredible marriage. Coral, queen of the cosmetics industry, has broken her engagement and is on the verge of losing her great grandmother’s multimillion-dollar empire.
When all five New Yorkers receive an anonymous, mysterious invitation to the Fifth Avenue Story Society, they suspect they’re victims of a practical joke. No one knows who sent the invitations or why. No one has heard of the literary society. And no one is prepared to reveal their deepest secrets to a roomful of strangers.
Yet curiosity and loneliness bring them back week after week to the old library. And it’s there they discover the stories of their hearts, and the kind of friendship and love that heals their souls.
I started and finished this book during COVID-19 and it was the book that finally got me back in my reading groove. I absolutely loved everything about this story! Honestly, everything about this book was beautiful. The characters were so well developed and even though the story unfolds from five perspectives, I enjoyed every single one. I've read several books by Rachel Hauck, but this was above and beyond the best one! And I have to say, that this isn't just a "cute" book. It has real life problems and situations that weren't neat and tidy, but handled in a easy to digest way. I highly recommend this book, it hits many themes that are relevant to so many.
* I received this book from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review *
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