Category: Essays Publisher: Crown Publishers, New York
ISBN-10: 0609604880
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 223
Copyright: Jan 1 2000
"Gifts from Our Grandmothers" is a collection of essays written about the role of a grandmother's guidance in contemporary life. Writers from all over the globe are represented here.
With a foreward by Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Carol Dovi's fine collection of essays is an unmatched tribute to womanhood. This book has wit, poignancy, and perspective. Its style is not a Hallmark card, but a rich Picasso of memory and familial heritage. Authors in this collection include: Janet I. Buck, Andrea Simon, Jennifer Fisher Bryant, and a host of other briliant voices. It makes a wonderful Christmas gift for any woman in your family.
Excerpt
Carol Dovi, recalling her grandmother's triumphant presence, says: "her memories sound within me--reminding me to breathe and dream."
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Reviewed by Michelle C. Berry
3/28/2002
I'm one of the authors, so of course, I'm biased. I was stunned by the array of stories and the resonance and power of all the pieces. Although all of our grandmothers were different, we are bound to women of all backgrounds, ages, skin colors, etc.; just by the very fact that we so revere our grandmothers. Bravo!
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