THE GRANDMOTHERS: and Perfect Love

When Lois Wyse wrote that "A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.", she had no idea her words could be expatiated upon and applied in real life.

But that is the case in "THE GRANDMOTHERS: and Perfect Love ", an extraordinary story of the influence of three remarkable grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren, and their uphill battle to mitigate the negative influences of their irresponsible children.

Janvier Chouteu-Chando takes the reader hand-in-hand through the lives of the characters in their doubts, estrangement, sense of loss, and grip on hope, exposing insights that explain the humanity in us. We end up wondering whether these remarkable ladies are involved in acts of penance or acts of salvation.

"THE GRANDMOTHERS: and Perfect Love ", comes after "Dark Shades", and precedes "The Hunger Fire" in the short story collection entitled "Me Before Them".