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 stunning collection of twelve stories that all are unique but focus on different characters and their very different lives from places all around the world. The collection of short stories are fantastic, and from the first one I was hooked; I was hooked because the readability of the author’s words is flawless, Marylee MacDonald managed to captivate me with her stunning literature and compel me to read until the very end. MacDonald is an author whose words have gripped, charmed, and thrilled me thanks to her outstanding talent at writing as well as her craft for writing memorable stories. The story of Bonds of Love & Blood is a phenomenal one that all readers will love…. Especially those that adore contemporary fiction that is relatable as well as inspirational!
Bonds of Love & Blood is a collection of twelve stories that examine the divide between men and women, and western and eastern cultures. The stories laced throughout the book are endearing and all very unique and original. One story follows a man called Walter, Walter struggles to look past his disfigurement but when he travels to Thailand, he meets a woman who will change his outlook on life as well as himself. The reader will also be introduced to a woman who while out shopping ends up having a passionate love affair. These are just two of the twelve stories featured in the anthology and let me tell you now book lovers that they are all exceptional! Never before have I loved every single story in an anthology, so I am incredibly impressed, to say the least by MacDonald’s astounding literature.
The stories laced throughout Bonds of Love & Blood are not only entertaining but also moving because all of them deal with poignant themes that will move, motivate and inspire readers. As I read the stories, I found that some of them resonated with me and certain experiences within my life. That is the beauty of Bonds of Love & Blood because all readers, no matter where you are from in the world will be able to relate to the stories in some way and that is an exquisite quality about this book.
Marylee MacDonald is an astounding author who is an expert storyteller who knows how to keep her readers entertained with her many different, emotive stories. A quality I love about MacDonald’s literature is her ability to develop phenomenal characters and make them realistic as well as believable. Each character the reader comes across in the novel will spark interest within a reader, whether it be bad or good interest; this is because each character is well developed and different from the last, some readers may like one character, and some may dislike one. That is the beauty of literature and the incredible author’s literature.
Overall Bonds of Love & Blood is a stellar read that will move, charm and delight its readers with its many compelling stories that will captivate you from start to finish. That is why I have no choice but to award Bonds of Love & Blood a magnificent five stars! Please do have a read of the preview below book lovers as you will not regret it, be sure to keep an eye out for my spotlight of Marylee MacDonald too which I am really excited to be writing!
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