The Ties That Bind Us. Life is a Story - story.one

The Ties That Bind Us tells the story of four generations of women from the same family over the span of 80 years. Margaret is a widowed single mother, raising her daughter in the aftermath of immeasurable loss. Bridget is dealing with the struggles of her childhood by creating her idea of a perfect family. Elizabeth has spent her adolescence rebelling against all her family stood for, promising to do it all differently with her own children. Alice is doing her best trying to find her place in the world while she battles her greatest enemy: her own mind.Follow the thread as it weaves through the years, binding these four women together.

Autorentext

Alyssa Schorn was born in 1997, in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany. She spent much of her childhood moving from place to place, having lived in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the United States. To cope with these frequent changes, she fled into her imagination, discovering her love for storytelling in the process. She has completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, and currently pursuing a Masters degree in Creative Writing, with aspirations of pursuing a full-time writing career. She has previously published two poetry anthologies with story.one, 'Angels, Demons & Other Encounters', and 'Nur einen kleinen Moment Stillstand', and was published in the 'Frankfurter Bibliothek 2024', and its follow-up 'Die besten Gedichte 2024/25'. In her free time, she is an avid reader herself, and a fan of any creative outlet.