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The Other Erica
- Colorado Review
- Center for Literary Publishing
- Volume 50, Number 1, Spring 2023
- pp. 147-165
- 10.1353/col.2023.0037
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract:
In this essay, Erica Goss reflects on the character of her German grandmother, after whom she was named and whose short life spanned a collection of disasters, including both world wars. Goss looks at the research into the role of grandmothers in human development, speculating on how her grandmother could have affected the lives of her children and grandchildren if she had survived.