The Grandmother

The Grandmother (Babička from Božena Němcová) in English. We all know the story set at the foot od the Giant Mountains - it is about a grandmother, who comes to live Na Staré Bělidlo to join her daughter and her grandchildren. The Grandmother, who embodies the ideal of motherliness with her plain wisdom, goodness and love. Without ever getting sentimental, Božena Němcová portrays not only the national customs and traditions of Bohemia and old Austria, but also the people who, in her childhood, defined life in the wooded valley of Úpa - the teachers, the midservants, the farmhands, the millers and the foresters, to name few. Beautifully illustrated gift for those, who can not read Babičku in Czech.