Robert A. Ratcliff

And Then There Were Grandchildren

Marriage, Family & Relationships

“Shirley Wright’s And Then There Were Grandchildren tells two stories. The first recounts the intense emotions that surprise even the most experienced grandparent when their grandchild wanders into the room. The second enumerates the lines of connection that stretch across generations: reused names that imbue the new occupant with a bit of the original owner’s personality, small conspiracies that unite grandchildren and grandparents and leave parents (only slightly) exasperated. These gentle poems will lift the hearts of the members of any generation fortunate enough to encounter them.”