The Ties That Bind delivers a humorous package of family oriented stories by some of American’s most beloved authors, read by some of America’s favorite personalities. ” El Bronx Remembered” by Nicholasa Mohr, read by Elsie Escobar, “Chip Off the Old Block” by Wallace Stegner, read by Ed Asner, and “First Confession” by Frank O’Connor, read by Malachy McCourt, offer delightfully comic takes on family relationships. The fourth story, “Did My Mama Like to Dance ?” by Shay Youngblood, read by Hattie Winston, is the touching story of a child who never knew her mother, but has grown up in the loving arms of her grandmother.