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| Gr. 4-7. In this inviting book, Giff reflects on her childhood and her family, going back through several generations. Spotlighting her two grandmothers, she lovingly relates remembered conversations and incidents involving the one she knew well before turning to the other grandmother, whom she never met. Wanting to know more about that side of the family, Giff pores over newspapers from the 1800s on microfilm at the public library. So begins a quest that eventually leads her to Ireland, where she discovers the village where her ancestors once lived. As an introduction to genealogical research, as a story of immigration, and as a memoir, this little book has much to offer thoughtful children involved in the narrative while encouraging them by example to reflect on their own families and their family stories. With deckle-edged pages and sharply reproduced family photos and documents, this handsome book's small format reflects its intimate, conversational style. |
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| Grade 6 Up -This book is more about how to research one's family roots than a childhood memoir. Readers follow Giff as she tries to uncover information about the paternal grandmother whom she never knew. She tracks down her Irish ancestors and travels the road to unraveling their past, culling out the fiction from the facts, honoring the sacrifices they made, uncovering mysteries, and reconstructing family skeletons. Giff also describes the close relationship that she shared with her maternal grandmother, Nana. Yet, she seems curiously distanced from her mother, who is infrequently and off-handedly mentioned, and Nana seems equally at odds with her daughters. Overall, with the exception of Nana, the omission of well-developed family ties creates a skip in this record. This memoir demands readers with a keen intuition to catch the nuances woven into it. Black-and-white photographs of the individuals mentioned contribute glimpses into the past, but offer few answers. The author's attachment to Nana and her inquisitiveness about her family history are the only tangible bits of passion conveyed. |
Foreign Customer Review / 国外客户评价: |
| Patricia Reilly Giff's historical fiction novels are often based on her family history. In this memoir, we get to meet some of the strong and independent people who helped shape Giff into the woman, and story teller, she is today. Her central influence is "Nana", her maternal grandmother with whom she was extremely close. She writes about her memories of Nana and how Nana will never leave her, even though she is no longer on this earth. Giff also writes about her other ancestors and her desire to know them and how they influenced her as well. |
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