Bonds of Love & Blood: Short Stories

Name: Bonds of Love & Blood: Short Stories
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Author: Marylee MacDonald
ISBN: 9781951479091

Author: Marylee MacDonald

Narrator: Adam Barr

Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Grand Canyon Press

Published: 07/07/2020

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Literary Fiction, Short Stories

Synopsis

Twelve stories of wayward travelers. Twelve stamps on the passport of the soul. Walter struggles to see past his disfigurement, but a trip to Thailand and a mysterious woman may challenge his quest for perfection. Married to a workaholic, Leslie is accustomed to solitude until her overbearing Indian mother-in-law turns her kitchen into a verbal battlefield. A woman looks for the perfect souvenir in the Turkish Bazaar and instead finds a passionate love affair. From ice storms in Maine to swimming pools in Vera Cruz, errant souls must grapple with past baggage to forge profound connections and a new sense of direction. BONDS OF LOVE & BLOOD is a poignant collection of prize-winning stories featuring life’s unexpected arrivals and departures. If you like intimate accounts of lives at the crossroads, vibrant portrayals of global locales, and elegantly-crafted prose, then you’ll love Marylee MacDonald’s compelling tales of travel. Buy BONDS OF LOVE & BLOOD to embark on a heart-wrenching journey of love, loss, and redemption today!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carmen on February 22, 2016

I loved the writing style of this novel. I enjoyed 'Pancho Villa's Coin'. 'Almost Paradise' is highly amusing; a person feels a little sorry for Walter, although I found he has a real intellectual personality that I enjoyed reading about. In 'Key West', I got the feeling that Lana Buskirk brought up......more

Goodreads review by Anita on October 15, 2015

Bonds of Love and Blood is a stunning collection of MacDonald's previously published and award-winning short stories. More than half her compilation have either received high recognition or won titles. Among a list of accolades, MacDonald's awards include the Barry Hannah Prize, Jeanne Leiby Award,......more

Goodreads review by Angela on December 12, 2020

I was elated to read Bonds of Love and Blood by Marylee MacDonald. The short stories were adventurous, fascinating and relatable. What a delightful treat to read such a great book.......more

Goodreads review by Diane on October 21, 2015

Bonds of Love & Blood provides a compelling short story collection that weaves together disparate lives in many different places and moves across emotional landscapes of connection and alienation alike in the process of exploring the bonds that bind and caress. Twelve stories center on various forms......more

Goodreads review by Margaret on December 10, 2015

Travel exposes us to ourselves. We visit other places to get away from the everyday. But stripped of the props of habit, our fears and foibles come to the fore. Marylee MacDonald holds up a mirror of self-discovery for the varied and idiosyncratic characters in this magnificent collection of short s......more