grandmother

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One of those moments came in writing the track “I Remember,” which recounts his childhood in London spent with his maternal grandmother when his parents were touring.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Anthony Puzo, who oversees his father's literary estate, said Trigiani was astonished to learn that the character of Vito, the formidable Corleone family patriarch, was inspired by his grandmother.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

It follows the narrator and her 12-year-old daughter as they travel to Sicily, visiting the site where the narrator’s grandmother, an archaeologist, worked years before.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The defendant told the court that at that point he got scared for his life and for the life of his grandmother and her elderly female friend who they resided with.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

The door flies open, and a woman who must be our grandmother runs out and takes Mother into her arms, saying, “Hijica, hijica, you are here!”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar