The Common Bond

By Donigan Merritt

When Morgan Cary flies home to Hawaii after a decade spent in California, he arrives with a broken heart and an overwhelming sense of guilt surrounding the death of his wife. He finds his way back to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590513061
• ISBN13: 9781590513064
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Other Press (NY)
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Tropical goodness........

Donigan Merritt's novel is set in both Hawaii and California. The story follows two main characters, a young man who was raised in Hawaii and an ustable young woman who lived her younger years in Iowa. How these two individuals meet and eventually marry is an intriguing tale. Merritt writes this story with perfect pitch. Once I started reading this book, I was immediately drawn into the world created by this author. To read about Merritt's Hawaii, is to almost be there. His characters are fleshed out and very real. I liked this book enough to check out his prior novels. I would highly recommend this book to any reader. The book would make a great "book group" read. This story is about love, loss, a sense of place and the way back from a devestating, life altering event. I notice that some of the tags on this book suggest a psychological aspect to the story. One of the main character, Victoria, is without a doubt, a study in psychological damage. Merritt tells her tale without using a sense of the "pity pool". One cannot help but feel for this troubled young woman. For me, when I am reading a book that evokes feelings, I've hit the jackpot ! The Common Bond qualifies for this catagory.