Thus Bound

Thus Bound: the story of Tadziu and Marysza is a novel written from two points of view: that of the male character and that of the female. In the waning years of the Great Depression, Tadziu and Marysza, the children of Polish immigrants, meet in grade school, a meeting that will direct the course of their lives. Marysza Jargosz is orphaned in infancy by her father’s death and her mother’s desertion. Her childhood, spent with a grandmother whose intense love influences her life, seems perfect. Tadziu Wreblewski, the eldest of five children, is beset by his father’s violent temper and his mother’s depression. At Marysza’s grandmother’s house he is included in loving relationships, escaping the harsh reality of his own home. Marysza becomes his ideal of beauty and intelligence. Tadziu’s and Marysza’s lives diverge. Their love endures, ending in a manner that will surprise and stun the reader.