Gifts from Our Grandmothers

Book Overview

Gifts from Our Grandmothers is a collection of stories (with an occasional poem or recipe) that celebrates the lessons and love that grandmothers and granddaughters exchange across the generations. Warm but not fuzzy, the stories are wry, smart, moving slices of life that reflect the wisdom, talent, and good humor of grandmas everywhere. There are black grandmas, Italian grandmas, Jewish grandmas, and grandmas from New York, Georgia, and Germany.The women remembered in these pages gave something of themselves to make someone's life a little better, not only through intangible acts of kindness, but also through their attitudes of acceptance and caring. They knew the world could be changed one heart at a time. These recollections are proof that their faith was not misplaced. The foreword is by Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, the granddaughter of the former First Lady, and the book concludes with a scrapbook section in which women can record their own memories about their own grandmothers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609604880
• ISBN13: 9780609604885
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Stories of Beauty and Love

Gifts from our Grandmothers is truly a gift to all readers. The stories are diverse, some funny, some touching, some even bring a tear to your eye. I love that the stories reflect different backgrounds and ethnic groups.It was nice to read stories from different age contributors. There a children who share their grandmother's love and adult women who take us back to another time. Wonderful treat - thank you Carol Dovi.

Delightful

The stories in Gifts from Our Grandmothers put a smile on my face and warmed my heart.The love and sharing only Granny can give comes across on each page. It allows me a chance to honor and recognize my Grandma Nellie with more than just my immediate family.

Gifts from our Grandmothers a TRUE Gift

This book is a true celebration of the grandmother...it includes uplifting, loving and sometimes funny first-hand accounts of grandmother/granddaughter relationships from women of all ages, races and backgrounds. Very well put together and a great gift for grandmothers, mothers and grandchildren..