The Law of Bound Hearts

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Summary: LeClaire does it again...
Review: The Law Of Bound Hearts: Separate them and only one - at most - would survive.

That statement sums up how Libby and Sam felt about each other as children...they were inseparable. All that changed one day when Libby did something to Sam that was unforgivable. Now, six years later, Libby is suffering from kidney failure and needs to find a donor and does not want to ask her sister Sam for help. As the story unfolds, we gradually learn a bit about each woman, where they are in their lives now, and what they are thinking and feeling. We also discover what transpired to bring them to this point in their strained relationship.

Once again Anne LeClaire has woven a story that takes you on a magical journey to the heart of the family where no one is perfect and forgiveness is possible.






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Summary: My sister, my friend
Review: This is a wonderful story about two estranged sisters who are reunited after one of them learns that she is suffering from a serious illness. Libby and Sam were inseparable while growing up and continued to remain the closest of friends until an act of betrayal drove them apart. Six years later, Libby is told that she has a rare form of kidney disease and turns to her sister seeking to repair their broken relationship.

Ms. LeClaire explores with great sensitivity the very difficult themes of reconciliation and forgiveness between members of a family. Are there some acts of betrayal that can never be forgiven? Is everything always the way it appears to be? And how much harm do we actually do to ourselves when we continue to hold on to our hurts and refuse to forgive? This is a very moving and poignant novel about the importance of familial ties, especially those that exist between sisters. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

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Summary: Hold On
Review: Two years younger than her sister, Sam is a pastry chef living on the coast of Massachusetts designing wedding cakes that are a work of art. Libby, the free spirit of their childhood is living in the Midwest, near Chicago, having turned into a control freak of sorts. They haven't spoken in six years even though as children they were closer than twins. Now, Libby must go through dialysis and needs a donor to give her a kidney. Can she ask Sam?

But this story is much deeper than that. It's a lyrical and poetic story about sisterhood, love, betrayal, forgiveness, and hope. It's a story about families and friendships and marriage. Anne LeClaire has created a landscape of words that capture your interest and surround you with the spirit of giving without being predictable or ordinary.

Better than her other books (which were pretty darn good), you'll be glad you chose THE LAW OF BOUND HEARTS and look forward to LeClaire's future books.