| Description |
viii, 258 pages (large print), 16 pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (chiefly color) ; 23 cm |
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large print rda |
| Contents |
My four grandparents -- Hiding from my favorite people on earth -- Sister love and sister strife -- A letter from Ganny on Barbara's and my birthday -- Do not speak to me of "balance" -- The wrong movie -- Out there on the water -- Henry's letter to Gampy -- The opposite of fear is love -- Times I have cried (a partial list) -- Gentle protection -- A letter from Jenna and Barbara to Sasha and Malia -- "To thine own self be true" -- Comfort care -- Mirror, mirror -- The greatest gift -- "I know you miss them, too" -- Summer rain -- "Poor Henry" -- My girls as sisters -- The stone ring -- Dreams of my mother -- "Every woman gets her baby in her time" -- "I learned a lot from our lunch" -- Harold -- April showers bring May fog -- Saying goodbye to Grammee Jenna -- Happy birthday, Ganny -- Father's day in Maine -- Walking to the gate -- Acknowledgments. |
| Summary |
Now the mother of three young children, Jenna pays homage to her grandparents in this collection of heartwarming, intimate personal essays. Filled with love, laughter, and unforgettable stories, Everything Beautiful in Its Time captures the joyous and bittersweet nature of life itself. Jenna reflects on the single year in which she and her family lost Barbara and George H. W. Bush, and Jenna Welch. With the light, self-deprecating charm of the bestselling Sisters First--cowritten with her twin sister, Barbara--Jenna reveals how they navigated this difficult period with grace, faith, and nostalgic humor, uplifted by their grandparents' sage advice and incomparable spirits. |
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Hager, Jenna Bush, 1981-
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Hager, Jenna Bush, 1981- -- Family.
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Bush, George, 1924-2018.
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Bush, Barbara, 1925-2018.
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Children of presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Grandparent and child -- Biography.
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Grandparent and child -- Anecdotes.
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Conduct of life -- Anecdotes.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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Large type books.
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| ISBN |
9780062993304 (large print : paperback) |
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0062993305 (large print : paperback) |
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