Eye of My Heart: 27 Writers Reveal the Hidden Pleasures and Perils of Being a Grandmother

New York Times Bestseller

"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 We Are Our Mothers' Daughters

In this groundbreaking collection, twenty-seven smart, gutsy writers explode the clichés and tell the real stories about what it's like to be a grandmother in today's world. Among the contributors:

• Judith Viorst exposes the high-stakes competition for Most Adored Nana
• Anne Roiphe learns to keep her mouth shut and her opinions to herself
• Elizabeth Berg marvels at witnessing her child give birth to her child
• Judith Guest confesses her failed attempt to be the perfect grandmother
• Jill Nelson grapples with unforeseen mother-daughter tensions
• Ellen Gilchrist reveals how grandparenthood has eased her fear of death
• Beverly Donofrio makes amends for her shortcomings as a teenage mother
• Bharati Mukherjee transcends her Hindu upbringing to embrace her adopted Chinese granddaughters
• Mary Pipher deconstructs the role of grandmother in our changing world