{"product_id":"eye-of-my-heart-27-writers-reveal-the-hidden-pleasures-and-perils-of-being-a-grandmother-isbn-9780061474163","title":"Eye of My Heart: 27 Writers Reveal the Hidden Pleasures and Perils of Being a Grandmother","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Finally, a look at grandmothering that is decidedly unsentimental. These clear-eyed essays offer humor and insight as they take on the multigenerational lives many of us now lead.” –Cokie Roberts, author of \u003cem\u003eWe Are Our Mothers' Daughters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this groundbreaking collection, twenty-seven smart, gutsy writers explode the clichés and tell the \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e stories about what it's like to be a grandmother in today's world. Among the contributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudith Viorst exposes the high-stakes competition for Most Adored Nana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnne Roiphe learns to keep her mouth shut and her opinions to herself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElizabeth Berg marvels at witnessing her child give birth to her child\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudith Guest confesses her failed attempt to be the perfect grandmother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJill Nelson grapples with unforeseen mother-daughter tensions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEllen Gilchrist reveals how grandparenthood has eased her fear of death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeverly Donofrio makes amends for her shortcomings as a teenage mother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBharati Mukherjee transcends her Hindu upbringing to embrace her adopted Chinese granddaughters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Pipher deconstructs the role of grandmother in our changing world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWith A New Epilogue by editor Barbara Graham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking collection, twenty-seven smart, gutsy writers explode the clichés and tell the \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e stories about what it's like to be a grandmother in today's world. Among the contributors:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudith Viorst exposes the high-stakes competition for Most Adored Nana.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnne Roiphe learns to keep her mouth shut and her opinions to herself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElizabeth Berg marvels at witnessing her child give birth to her child.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudith Guest confesses her failed attempt to be the perfect grandmother.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJill Nelson grapples with unforeseen mother-daughter tensions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEllen Gilchrist reveals how grandparenthood has eased her fear of death.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeverly Donofrio makes amends for her shortcomings as a teenage mother.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBharati Mukherjee transcends her Hindu upbringing to embrace her adopted Chinese granddaughters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Pipher deconstructs the role of grandmother in our changing world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“As someone who was partly raised by my maternal grandparents and adored them, I always knew that grandmotherhood would be intense for me. But I didn’t realize that it would be such a revelation. \u003cem\u003eEye of My Heart\u003c\/em\u003e really does what its subtitle suggests—reveals the pleasures and perils of grandmotherhood.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eErica Jong, author of Fear of Fifty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As many of us become the elders of our various tribes, we need stories to help us understand what is happening to us, to feel accompanied in our new roles, corroborated in our feelings and quandaries, connected with others with whom we now form that windbreaker circle of protection and nurture for those younger than us.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia Alvarez, author of Return to Sender and Once Upon a Quinceañera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Illuminating.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This collection will ring true to the grandmother who is tuned in to her own mixed emotions. . . . This is not a sugary mess. Many of the story edges are hard, even jagged, though all are washed over with wonder.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKandra Hahn, Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“So many different perspectives and vantage points are woven seamlessly that no matter what their personal relationship to the word ‘grandmother’ is, readers will find much to make them laugh out loud—and also to break their hearts.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Truthful and anything but sugar-coated.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore magazine (Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In illuminating, unsentimental essays, 27 writers offer up insights on the tricky art of grandmothering.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Spry and unsentimental. . . . 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Women who have achieved grandmotherly status will appreciate this engaging, honest volume of essays by 26 writers who articulate shared emotions about their grandchildren.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“These stories are so fresh and fundamental, wrenching and joyful, that one is left feeling that the subject has never been cracked open before.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarriet Lerner, author of The Dance of Anger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887832199397,"sku":"NP9780061474163","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061474163.jpg?v=1730227556","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/eye-of-my-heart-27-writers-reveal-the-hidden-pleasures-and-perils-of-being-a-grandmother-isbn-9780061474163","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}