Grandmothers
Essays by 21st-century Grandmothers
$33.18
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2020
Summary
An anthology of essays by twenty-four Australian women, edited by Helen Elliott, about the many aspects of being a grandmother in the 21st century. It seems so different from the experience we had of our grandmothers. Although perhaps the human essential, love, hasn’t shifted much? In thoughtful, provoking, uncompromising writing, a broad range of women reflect on vastly diverse experiences. This period of a woman’s life, a continuation and culmination, is as defining as any other and the wor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922268600 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1922268607 |
| Author: | Helen Elliott |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 49mm x 234mm x 155mm |
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Critics Review
‘A truly rich collection of essays.’
‘A rich and diverse collection of personal stories.’ * Big Issue *
‘A truly rich collection of essays.’ * Otago Daily Times *
‘While many contributors look back to happy relationships with their grandmothers, all glory in the present joy of having grandchildren…With social isolation in full swing, many grandparents will be missing the close association with grandchildren celebrated in these memoirs. For them in particular, Grandmothers will inspire recollections of happier times in the past as well as hope for future reunions.’ * Australian *
‘[These essays] record the experience and aspirations of some of Australia’s most articulate female elders…The result is an illuminating set of biographical sketches and social histories – of self, family, and of locale.’ * Age *
‘Every mother should read this book.’ * Weekly Times *
’[A] lively and thoughtfully curated collection of essays…every contributor has something real and vital to say.’ * Australian Book Review *
About The Author
Helen Elliott
Helen Elliott is a prominent literary critic and journalist, author, and the editor of the anthology Grandmothers. Her writing has appeared in the Monthly, Australian, Age, Griffith Review, Best Australian Essays, Vogue and numerous other publications. She was for many years the literary editor of the Herald Sun. Helen’s inventive and original non-fiction work Eleven Letters to You was published in 2023. She has two children, four granddaughters and an acre of garden.
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