Wladimir Kaminer - "Mother Days"

Charming stories about mothers, daughters, grandmothers and mothers-in-law - the everyday heroines.

"My new book is about a woman in her nineties who, despite the fog in her head, bravely carries on, solves world crises and raises a cat." At least, these are some of the things Wladimir Kaminer's own mother takes care of. And she is in good company. Because who keeps the world turning when everything threatens to spiral out of control? Mothers, of course. They try - more or less discreetly - to steer the fate of their children, offer advice and even entrust them with their secret recipe for aspic. Not everything receives the hoped-for affection, but it always makes for a beautiful story. And then there are the potential mothers-in-law. Whoever wants to please them is capable of remarkable transformations. Wladimir knows this all too well - he observed it with his own son. Warm-hearted, humorous stories about mothers, children and the art of never losing sight of each other.