The Book of Grandparents

The Book of Grandparents

A Celebration of a very special kind of love...

The Book of Grandparents is a collection of revealing and heartfelt reflections on grandparenthood from thirteen of Australia's best-loved personalities.

Featuring essays from: Tom Keneally, Jenny Kee, Maggie Beer, Tim Bowden, John Williamson, June Dally-Watkin, Mary Moody, Bev Brock, John Newcombe, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Leah Purcell, Sir Gustav Nossal, Normie Rowe.

There is no other relationship like the one between grandparents and their grandchildren. Without the anxiety and pressure of parenthood, but with the wisdom and experience that comes with age, grandparents can be devoted role models and nurturers, enthusiastic playmates, and patient providers of knowledge and reassurance. It is role that can inspire a strong mixture of emotion, from intense joy and fierce pride to all-consuming love.

In return, grandchildren allow grandparents to relive the pleasures of childhood, and to see their own children in a new light. No matter how many grandchildren follow the first one, the feelings remain just as powerful- grandparent love is boundless. It is a love affair of a very special kind.

The Book of Grandparents is a candid, poignant and insightful collection which would make a wonderful gift for a new grandparent.

"Grandchildren engage you in concern for the world after your death. The future, with its promise and perils, wears their faces. You become more passionate than ever before about the destiny of the planet"- Tom Keneally.

"My granddaughter reminds me what it is like to be a child, to be in the moment- and surely that is where a child should always be, and where, as our grandchildren remind us, we are the happiest."- Normie Row.

Review: A beautiful and timeless book celebrating the extraordinary & special bond between grandparents & grandchildren. A real treasure.

The Book of Grandparents
ABC Books
ISBN: 9780733324673
Price: $27.95