The Tie That BindsBy: Kent Haruf In The Tie That Binds, his critically acclaimed first novel, Kent Haruf delivers the sweeping tale of eighty year old Edith Goodnough. Narrated by her neighbour, Edith's tragedies unfold: a tough childhood, a mother's death, a violence that leaves a father dependent on his children, forever enraged. She is a woman who sacrifices everything in the name of family until she is forced to reclaim her freedom in one dramatic and unexpected