It's the winter of 1971 in the frigid confines of upstate New York. Connor Stevens, still haunted by his mother's sucide a decade past, is a troubled young art student with a volatile temper and a fondness for hard liquor. 

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In a class at the college, he meets Catherine, a spiritually gifted young woman who tells him that what he believed about his mother's death is a lie. Shocked by this revelation, yet unsure whether to believe her, he embarks on a long and dangerous journey to find out the truth 

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Ultimately, his quest brings him an answer, but is it the one he was searching for? Is it one which brings hope, or only sharpens the pain of loss? And is there more to his bond with Catherine than the door she opened in the past?

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Ties That Bind is a tale of love, adventure, and family ties that can never be broken.