Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting

Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â€¢ The perfect gift for new parents and grandparents this Motherâ€™s Day: aÂ bighearted book of wisdom, wit, and insight, celebrating the love and joy of being a grandmother, from the Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning columnist and #1Â bestselling author

â€œThis tender book should be required reading for grandparents everywhere.â€â€”BooklistÂ (starred review)

â€œI am changing his diaper, he is kicking and complaining, his exhausted father has gone to the kitchen for a glass of water, his exhausted mother is prone on the couch. He weighs little more than a large sack of flour and yet he has laid waste to the living room: swaddles on the chair, a nursing pillow on the sofa, a car seat, a stroller. No one cares about order, he is our order, we revolve around him. And as I try to get in the creases of his thighs with a wipe, I look at his, letâ€™s be honest, largely formless face and unfocused eyes and fall in love with him. Look at him and think, well, thatâ€™s taken care of, I will do anything for you as long as we both shall live, world without end, amen.â€

Before blogs even existed, Anna Quindlen became a go-to writer on the joys and challenges of family, motherhood, and modern life, in her nationally syndicated column. Now sheâ€™s taking the next step and going full nana in the pages of this lively, beautiful, and moving book about being a grandmother. Quindlen offers thoughtful and telling observations about her new role, no longer mother and decision-maker but secondary character and support to the parents of her grandson. She writes, â€œWhere I once led, I have to learn to follow.â€ Eventually a close friend provides words to live by: â€œDid they ask you?â€

Candid, funny, frank, and illuminating, Quindlenâ€™s singular voice has never been sharper or warmer. With the same insights she brought to motherhood in Living Out Loud and to growing older in Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, this new nana uses her own experiences to illuminate those of many others.

Praise for Nanaville

â€œWitty and thoughtful . . .Â NanavilleÂ serves up enough vivid anecdotes and fresh insightsâ€”about childhood, about parenthood, about grandparenthood and about lifeâ€”to make for a gratifying read.â€â€”The New York Times

â€œClassic, bittersweet Quindlen . . . [Her] wonder at seeing her eldest child grow into his new role is lovely and moving. . . . The best parts ofÂ NanavilleÂ are the charming vignettes of Quindlen's solo time with her grandson.â€â€”NPR
Country USA
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-04-23
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2019-04-23
Format	Kindle eBook

Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting

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