Granny Get Your Gun
Mamika: My Mighty Little GrandmotherBy Sacha Goldberger
Harper Design Unpaginated Paper $10.99
Published: 17 April
Mamika presents a witty, inspiring picture of age that is an antidote
against melancholy for all generations. In this book, bestselling author and
photographer Sacha Goldberger introduces readers (and viewers -- the book is
really a picture book) to the most adorable superhero there is today: his
93-year-old granny, Frederika Goldberger, otherwise known as 'Mamika.'
Mamika has had an adventurous life. During World War II, she saved the
lives of her friends and fellow Jews. After the war, she set up her own textile
firm, then in 1950 moved to France. After her fourth husband died, Frederika
started to feel lonely and depressed. To raise her spirits, grandson Sacha asked
her to be his model -- and the character Mamika ('little grandmother' in
Hungarian) was born. Many disguises, geriatric stunts, jokes, and crazy photo
shoots later, Mamika became an Internet sensation, with magazines around the
world writing about her and chalking up more than 10,000 devoted
Facebook fans. The Atlantic named her the 'Face of the Year' in
2010.
--HarperCollins Staff
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