Grandmother's Shoes
The matriarchal head of the family has just been laid to rest at the ripe old age of 95, and the family is gathered at a restaurant to see her off – it is one of the rare occasions they all meet up, and in fact they have little to say to one another. But there is plenty going on in their heads. They all have their own opinions about each other and their relationship with the deceased. What was Edith Karmann really like? A role-model for the women of her own age, but for the succeeding generations she was more of a nightmare. What lies in store for this gathering of mourners…?
A family congregation turns into a settling of scores – told in a unique and wonderful style.
Genre: Fiction, Women's Fiction
200 pages,
ISBN: 978-3-423-24695-8
First published 2009