Eye of My Heart: 27 Writers Reveal the Hidden Pleasures and Perils of Being a Grandmother
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- ISBN13: 9780061474163
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With A New Epilogue by editor Barbara Graham
In this groundbreaking collection, twenty-seven smart, gutsy writers explode the clichÉs and tell the real tales 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 dread 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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Do you have doubts about your role as a grandmother? If so, this is the book for you. The tales of the grandmothers in this book will speak to whatever type you are – be it a far away grandma, an alienated grandma, a Norman Rockwell grandma, or any of the many additional types of grandmas in today’s world. You will learn that you are not alone in worrying about how to deal with your grandchildren and most importantly – their parents. I highly recommend this book to all grandmothers.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
This book is sooo right and a fantastic boost for persons that are grandmothers and are struggling with seeing the children!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
This collection of passionate, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes amusing, uplifting tales starts with a masterful introduction by Mary Pipher who’s own grandson, A. B. is the “somersault king of Nebraska.”
Did I get your grandmotherly attention with that small nugget? All our grandchildren are special in one way or another and “Eye Of My Heart” brings out the compassion, joy and pain of being Nonna, Nana, Oma, Sooz, or Grandma.
Intriguing titles such as, How I Got To Be The Queen of England,” Elizabeth Berg, and “The Owie Tree,” by Sandra Benetiz makes this book a must read regardless of which path your grandmotherhood has taken. And, then “Déjà Vu” chronicling the dread, depression and resentment that Marcie Fitzgerald faces in raising her psychologically-challenged grandson, the son of a beloved daughter, incapable of raising her own child.
In the title piece, “Eye of My Heart,” Barbara Graham faces the pain of separation from her two-month ancient granddaughter, Isabelle Eva, when her family tree moves back to Paris. Her Buddhist teachings helped her cope with the realization that she’s “non-essential personnel” in her granddaughter’s life. Many of us can tell to that uncomfortable, but sometimes freeing realization in the lives of our grandchildren.
In Roxanna Robinson’s tale, “Nana,” she comes to grips with the fact that she isn’t in charge; she can adore lacking being reliable. “It’s like being told you no longer have to eat vegetables, only dessert–and really only the icing.”
“Eye of My Heart” is pure icing. Chocolate fudge, at that!
Mary Cunningham, leader, “WOOF: Women Only Over Fifty,” “Cynthia’s Attic” Series for ‘Tweens.
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Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
This book made me laugh and weep. Am sharing it with my sister and my mother.
Very enjoyable read.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
This book is a treasure. As a new grandmother, while no one chapter exactly describes my situation, all the authors have experiences and insights that resonate for me. Some parts confirm what I was already feeling, others opened my eyes to new ways of thinking about this unique relationship, grandmothering.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5