Bonds of Love & Blood: Short Stories

Marylee MacDonald

Jul 2020 · Grand Canyon Press · Narrated by Adam Barr

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9 hr 10 min

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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!

About the author

Marylee MacDonald is a writer, expert speaker, and literary editor. Her fiction has won the Barry Hannah Prize, the Ron Rash Award, a Gold Medal for Drama, and many other accolades. She is the author of Montpelier Tomorrow, a novel about caregiving and ALS.

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