Author Shari Leid tells a magical and inspirational tale in TABLE FOR 51 as she meets strangers and past acquaintances around the country and, through the power of human connection, gives us all hope.

This is a journey of resilience, reinvention, and belonging—one meal, one story, one connection at a time as Shari unravels her infant abandonment in a cardboard box, adoption and fears of being unwelcome because of her Asian heritage.

In fifty heartfelt conversations, Shari and readers learn the the importance of meaningful dialogue, the beauty to embrace change and the rewards of belonging.