Dimensions
157 x 202 x 21mm
In Eye of My Heart, 25 of today's top women writers offer honest and straightforward perspectives on the complex role that is grandmotherhood. Free of treacle, these stories are touching, painful, funny, true, and saturated with love. A common thread binds them: a love for grandchildren that knows no bounds, despite very earthly-and, occasionally, impassible-boundaries and limitations. Here are a rich panoply of perspectives:
- Elizabeth Berg shares her thrill at being present for the birth of her first grandchild
- Ellen Gilchrist reveals how grandparenthood has eased her fear of death and given her a second childhood
- Molly Giles reflects on saying "no" to her granddaughter
- Judith Guest confesses her failed attempt at emulating her own saintly grandmother
- Bharati Mukherjee speaks out on her feelings for her adopted Chinese grandsons
- Jill Nelson examines old family issues triggered by the birth of her grandson
- Anne Roiphe admits to learning the hard way that a grandmother's role is to love unequivocally-and keep her mouth tightly shut
- Judith Viorst offers her humorous take on competition between grandmothers
- Barbara Graham ponders what happens when grandchildren live across the globe
- and many more.
