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Eye of My Heart
27 Writers Reveal the Hidden Pleasures and Perils of Being a Grandmother
By: Barbara Graham
eBook | 7 April 2009
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New York Times Bestseller
"Finally, a look at grandmothering that is decidedly unsentimental. These clear-eyed essays offer humor and insight as they take on the multigenerational lives many of us now lead." -Cokie Roberts, author of We Are Our Mothers' Daughters
In this groundbreaking collection, twenty-seven smart, gutsy writers explode the cliches and tell the real stories about what it's like to be a grandmother in today's world. Among the contributors:
- Judith Viorst exposes the high-stakes competition for Most Adored Nana.
- Anne Roiphe learns to keep her mouth shut and her opinions to herself.
- Elizabeth Berg marvels at witnessing her child give birth to her child.
- Judith Guest confesses her failed attempt to be the perfect grandmother.
- Jill Nelson grapples with unforeseen mother-daughter tensions.
- Ellen Gilchrist reveals how grandparenthood has eased her fear of death.
- Beverly Donofrio makes amends for her shortcomings as a teenage mother.
- Bharati Mukherjee transcends her Hindu upbringing to embrace her adopted Chinese granddaughters.
- Mary Pipher deconstructs the role of grandmother in our changing world.
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“Spry and unsentimental. . . . Truth telling with dollops of love.”
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ISBN: 9780061867316
ISBN-10: 0061867314
Published: 7th April 2009
Format: ePUB
Language: English
Number of Pages: 336
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins
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- Non-FictionLiterature, Poetry & PlaysNon-Fiction Prose
- Non-FictionFamily & HealthParenting: Advice & Issues
- Non-FictionComedy & HumourHumour Collections & Anthologies
- Non-FictionLiterature, Poetry & PlaysAnthologies (non-poetry)