SuitabookFamily care across generations
Xiao Le visits Grandma, plays with her and helps her, with encouragement from his mother.
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Suzhen Fang - Author
A tender family story about spending meaningful time with a frail grandmother, facing her death, and finding a loving image that helps Xiao Le and his mother live with loss.
"Xiao Le's grandmother lives in a faraway village. A visit with Grandma is always a special event, but this time she is frail. With encouragement from his mom, Xiao Le plays with and helps Grandma. When Grandma dies shortly thereafter, Xiao Le comforts his mom--reminding her that when it rains, Grandma is washing her clothes in the sky ... and that although the Perfume Village in heaven cannot be reached by train, it can be accessed by the heart. Fang Suzhen's moving story, with stunning illustrations by Sonja Danowski, is a powerful reminder that love transcends all."--
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA tender family story about spending meaningful time with a frail grandmother, facing her death, and finding a loving image that helps Xiao Le and his mother live with loss.
Xiao Le visits Grandma, plays with her and helps her, with encouragement from his mother.
After Grandma dies, Xiao Le comforts his mother by imagining that rain connects Grandma with the living.
Xiao Le says Grandma’s Perfume Village in heaven cannot be reached by train but can be accessed by the heart.
Expect emotional material around frailty and bereavement.
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