INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH BERTIE AHERN, MARY KENNEDY, SEAN O’ROUKE, MARY COUGHLAN AND MANY OTHERS.
What was life like for Ireland’s grandparents when they were young?
What has changed for the better? What values do they wish to hand down?
In these pages, grandmother and chronicler of times past Valerie Cox talks to fellow grandparents, creating an unforgettable trip down memory lane.
Through schooldays, dating, jiving, child-rearing, working life, holidays, fashion and more, memories are shared of a pre-digital age when the world seemed smaller and community life was central.
They also describe the magic of the grandparent-grandchild relationship, and their hopes for the upcoming generation.
Full of tender or surprising reminiscences from across Ireland, along with revelations on what truly matters in life, When I Was Your Age includes contributions from some of Ireland’s best known grandparents – a beautiful gift and a time capsule for the future.
What was life like for Ireland’s grandparents when they were young?
What has changed for the better? What values do they wish to hand down?
In these pages, grandmother and chronicler of times past Valerie Cox talks to fellow grandparents, creating an unforgettable trip down memory lane.
Through schooldays, dating, jiving, child-rearing, working life, holidays, fashion and more, memories are shared of a pre-digital age when the world seemed smaller and community life was central.
They also describe the magic of the grandparent-grandchild relationship, and their hopes for the upcoming generation.
Full of tender or surprising reminiscences from across Ireland, along with revelations on what truly matters in life, When I Was Your Age includes contributions from some of Ireland’s best known grandparents – a beautiful gift and a time capsule for the future.
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In her new book When I Was Your Age, Valerie Cox explores the role of grandparents, and talks to some well-known faces and others with less public lives about the special bond they can bring to modern family
The book is full of tender reminiscences from across the country, along with revelations on what truly matters in life. You could call it a collective heirloom, maybe a time capsule for the future