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Eye of My Heart: 27 Writers Reveal the H Barbara Graham 1.º edición

With A New Epilogue by editor Barbara Graham

In this groundbreaking collection, twenty-seven smart, gutsy writers explode the clichés 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.