Grandmothers by Salley Vickers
Explore the meaning of family relationships, from nuclear family units to extended families and communities.
Heart-warming..Grandmothers is a beautifully written and moving celebration of this love, too often unsung, that reaches out across the generations. It should be read by all grannies - so that's one Christmas present sorted * The Times *
A gentle, subtly autumnal tale...allows characters ample opportunity to reflect wisely on subjects including art, family and mortality * Daily Mail *
A fond portrait of what it is to love a child, both yours and not... a tonic for the overlooked modern grandmother * Sunday Times *
No one can dig down into the shrouded recesses of the human heart quite as forensically as Vickers * Sunday Times *
An incisive exploration of the sweetly painful love that exists between generations * Mail on Sunday *
Vickers writes of relationships with undaunted clarity -- Adam Phillips
A poignant tale * The i *
Gentle and charming * Saga *
In exquisite prose, Salley Vickers explores the characters of three very different Grandmothers whose lives eventually converge. The characterisation is so vivid I feel as if I know them all and might be likely to enjoy a cup of tea and a chat with any one of them. This is a wonderfully heart-warming and tender story, a story to savour, a story that gets to the heart of this time of a woman's life that is so frequently ignored in fiction. As a grandmother myself, I loved it. -- Dinah Jefferies
A gentle, subtly autumnal tale...allows characters ample opportunity to reflect wisely on subjects including art, family and mortality * Daily Mail *
A fond portrait of what it is to love a child, both yours and not... a tonic for the overlooked modern grandmother * Sunday Times *
No one can dig down into the shrouded recesses of the human heart quite as forensically as Vickers * Sunday Times *
An incisive exploration of the sweetly painful love that exists between generations * Mail on Sunday *
Vickers writes of relationships with undaunted clarity -- Adam Phillips
A poignant tale * The i *
Gentle and charming * Saga *
In exquisite prose, Salley Vickers explores the characters of three very different Grandmothers whose lives eventually converge. The characterisation is so vivid I feel as if I know them all and might be likely to enjoy a cup of tea and a chat with any one of them. This is a wonderfully heart-warming and tender story, a story to savour, a story that gets to the heart of this time of a woman's life that is so frequently ignored in fiction. As a grandmother myself, I loved it. -- Dinah Jefferies
Salley Vickers is the author of many novels, including Miss Garnet's Angel, The Cleaner of Chartres and Cousins. She has worked as a teacher of children with special needs, a university teacher of literature and a psychoanalyst. She now writes full time and divides her time between London and Wiltshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241371411 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241371414 |
| Title | Grandmothers |
| Author | Salley Vickers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-11-07 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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