The Summer of the Great-Grandmother (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Madeleine L'Engle
- First Published: 1974
- Time of Work: 1881–1972
- Setting: Connecticut, New York City, South Carolina, Kansas, Switzerland, and France
- Principal Characters: Madeleine Barnett Camp, Madeleine L’Engle, Charles Wadsworth Camp, Hugh Franklin, Bion Franklin, Léna, Charlotte
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Family or family life, Mothers, Parents and children, Writing, New England, Death or dying, Grandparents or grandchildren, Life and death, Biography
- Locales: New York, NY, France, Connecticut, South Carolina, Kansas, Switzerland
Form and Content
The Summer of the Great-Grandmother is a biographical account of the life of young adult and Christian author Madeleine L’Engle’s mother, Madeleine Barnett Camp. Because L’Engle has two grandchildren, and there were four living generations in her family in 1972, the author chose to refer to her mother as “the great-grandmother.” The book is a four-part work of L’Engle’s experiences, reflections, and feelings concerning the death and dying of her mother and of her search for a peaceful spiritual understanding and acceptance of this...
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