The Fifth Avenue Story Society

by Rachel Hauck

Book Overview

When 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.

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.

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.

Sweet, contemporary stand-alone novelBook length: approximately 100,000 wordsIncludes discussion questions for book clubs

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310350921
• ISBN13: 9780310350927
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

The power of friendship

The Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck is a captivating story of five broken individuals who are brought together by an invitation from an unknown sender. I was quickly caught up in each of their lives. The author did a great job portraying the emotions and reactions of the diverse characters. Characters who ranged from Uber driver to the wealthy owner of a cosmetic company, from a divorcee to a widower, and a writer, each with a past that was affecting their present. Would this weekly meeting bring them to friendship and a level of trust that would bring healing and resolution to their wounds? I like how the author connected their lives and made what seemed impossible, plausible. And in the end, there was hope and second chances--the opportunity to start over and put the past behind. I received a complimentary copy of this book via CelebrateLit. A favorable review was not required, and opinions are my own. This review is part of a CelebrateLit blog tour.