"Family Ties" is an impressive novel that tells the story of a family in troubled times. The main characters, members of different generations, are forced to face important life choices and difficulties that call into question their self-determination and relationships with each other. The author successfully combines faithfulness and maturity, the wisdom of past days and the courage of new thinking in the images of the heroes. This book reminds us that family is not only blood ties, but also duties, love and understanding, which help to survive any difficulties and trials that fate throws at us. "Family Ties" is a story unfolding before the reader in all its depth and truth, reminding of the importance of family values in the modern world.