The Fifth Avenue Story Society

This is a lesson for me to check out an unknown to me author before committing to reading their book. It sneaked up on me, too - about 80% in the notions of "born again" and "Lord Jesus my savior" popped up out of the absolute blue, and once they were mentioned, it seemed as if they were referred to......more

My new favorite Rachel Hauck book! Loved a magical library where healing and friendships happen. Loved being a fly on the wall for the journeys of these 5 characters. I think my favorite was Ed & his testimony of sacrificial love in the face of many hardships. This story made for a really enjoyable......more

When five strangers, Jett, Lexa, Coral, Chuck and Ed, out of the blue get invited to the Fifth Avenue Literary Society Library, they don’t understand what’s going on. Gradually they get past their insecurities and start sharing some of the stories of their lives. These strangers with no previous con......more

Three and a half stars. Five New York strangers receive an unexpected invitation to The Fifth Avenue Story Society. Each of them has no idea where the invitation came from or who sent it. But they each decide to go and check it out. Jett is a literature professor who is procrastinating about submittin......more

3.5 stars, rounded up I love Rachel Hauck's writing style, she draws me into the story and I am captivated until the end. This offering is intriguing, but there are a couple of things that didn't work that well for me in this novel. One, you really need to have read The Writing Desk fairly recently (......more