Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung von Starrköpfig wie eine Großmutter
Für wen es gedacht ist
Readers who enjoy affectionate family stories, lively old professors and strong-willed grandmothers, and who like to see a spoiled girl grow up in a gentle comedy of manners with a warm heart.
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Some grandmothers win every argument by simply refusing to lose. Ilse Gontrau is one of them. In Suze La Chapelle-Roobol's family novel, this widow in a German town awaits her daughter Marianne, who returns from San Francisco with three children. Her seventeen-year-old granddaughter Irma, a pampered favourite, is about to meet cousins who travel alone, rent houses and speak of work as plain fact. Across the years, the book asks what real love and real pride look like, and how a hot-tempered old woman guides the young.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1Two worlds meet at the stationFree
- 2Independent girls and a gloomy aunt
- 3A family reunited and a plan for an outing
- 4The waterfall, the baron and the dance
- 5Engagements and a secret letter
- 6Lies, a swineherd and a household in chaos
- 7Grandmother steps in
- 8Vanity, spite and Hans's hard words
- 9What the story is really about
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Two worlds meet at the station
Ilse Gontrau waits at home, a widow with snow-white hair, while Irma and grumpy Professor Fuchs go to meet the train. The professor plays the bear, though the whole city knows his generosity.
Maud, Agnes and little Karl step off with only small suitcases. They are neat, plain and sure of themselves. At dinner Irma learns they crossed Paris alone and met no trouble.
The next morning Irma oversleeps, while her cousins have already made their beds. She finds that she is the one who feels out of place.
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Questions about Starrköpfig wie eine Großmutter
What is Stubborn as a Grandmother about?
It tells of Ilse Gontrau, a widowed grandmother, and her spoiled granddaughter Irma. American cousins arrive, a charming baron courts Irma in secret, and Ilse must guide the girl through deceit, heartbreak and growing up.
Who is Uncle Heinz in the book?
Uncle Heinz is Professor Fuchs, Ilse's oldest friend. He pretends to be a grumpy old bear, suffers from gout and argues with everyone, but he is generous and deeply loyal to Ilse and Irma.
What does the fairy tale of the swineherd mean in the story?
Uncle Heinz tells Hans Andersen's tale of a princess who scorns real gifts and kisses a swineherd for a toy. He hopes Irma will see that she is treating an honest man the same way.
Is Stubborn as a Grandmother a true story, and when was it written?
It is a work of fiction by Suze La Chapelle-Roobol, who died in 1923. It is set in a German town, showing family life across the generations.
Is the book easy to read?
Yes, in the sense of being approachable: it has short scenes, lively dialogue, clear characters and plenty of humour. Letters and a fairy tale give variety, and the plot moves from one family event to the next.