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The Love that Binds Us
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781953971708
Publisher: Cinnabar Moth Publishing LLC
Published: Apr 4 2023
Pages: 238
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
From the outside, Alex has a perfect life. She has a partner who loves her, gets good grades in school, excels at most sports, and has a big heart. From the inside, Alex's life is anything but perfect. She hasn't spoken to her father in years. She's hiding the fact that her once-best-friend now-romantic-partner Theo is trans and nonbinary from her homophobic mother. Bullies are harassing her and Theo at school, taunting and shoving. It's all becoming too much for Alex to bear.
Things take a surprising turn when Alex's mother discovers her relationship with Theo. After Alex is thrown out of her house and taken in by Theo's foster family, Alex can live honestly. For a while, things start to feel manageable. Alex finds a new group of friends. She navigates what family means beyond her mother and sister. She even considers forgiving her mother's past mistakes. But forgiveness requires honesty. Secrets Alex's mother has been keeping are surfacing, trying to bind Alex to misery. As Alex learns the full truth of her mother's past mistakes, she will need the love of her chosen family and friends to gently bind her life into a shape that keeps her whole.
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