Word: krausse
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...GRANDMOTHER of five girls, Lil Krauss, is the undisputed leader of her large family. She is the matriarch,"...the queen bee...the Queen of Persia, the Empress herself." Krauss is the undisputed leader of her large family. She is the matriarch, "...the queen bee...the Queen of Persia, the Empress herself." Krauss is a monarch by virtue of her strength, energy and stubbornness. Although her effect on the household is subtle, her presence is constantly felt, her power never doubted. From her family, she commands an unlikely mix of fear, respect and sincere love. And as family matriarcl., Lil Krauss...
...female experience, from marriage to childbirth and death, from contentment to rage and guilt. The struggles, however, are not those of the girls, but of their grandmother. The girls reveal her hardships, from poverty and disastrous marriage to the sudden wealth which allowed her to buy the farm. Lil Krauss's five daughters, May, Elinor, Libby, Grace and Rachel, also come alive through the narrators; the startling distinctions amongst them, the subtle tensions, and their relationships with their husbands are brought to light under the granddaughters' watchful eyes. When the illness and subsequent death of one of the five sisters...
During the Reign of the Queen of Persia, written by a woman, from the perspective of women, remains foremost a widely appealing story of an American family. Like Lil Krauss, it is testimony that the female voice can be heard by all ears...
...cleaning out radiators, and semi-closed vents in the bathrooms and checking heat supplies underneath the building, B&G has "amended the problem in her suite," Maddy C. Krauss '84 said yesterday...