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Book Cover for: The Summer of the Great-Grandmother, Madeleine L'Engle

The Summer of the Great-Grandmother

Madeleine L'Engle

This journal offers a loving and poignant portrait of L'Engle's mother in old age that is more about living than dying.

Book Details

  • Publisher: HarperOne
  • Publish Date: Jan 1st, 1984
  • Pages: 256
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.14in - 5.30in - 0.65in - 0.43lb
  • EAN: 9780062545060
  • Categories: ReligiousGeneralChristianity - Literature & the Arts

About the Author

L'Engle, Madeleine: - Madeline L'Engle, the popular author of many books for children and adults, has interspersed her writing and teaching career with raising three children, maintaining an apartment in New York and a farmhouse of charming confusion which is called "Crosswicks."

Praise for this book

"Anyone who has dealt with, or will soon with, the death of a parent will find some solace, understanding, and companionship in this perceptive book, which is, in the end, more about living than about dying." -- "The Washington Post"