Let's Ask Grandma

About the Book

The author has garnered knowledge through the often difficult and varied years of her life. She has drawn on her experience as wife and mother, to write a book that will help the younger generation. Trial and error have helped her acquire the know-how that every woman needs as she begin life as wife and/or mother. This book is dedicated to the author’s granddaughters and, as such, offers down-to-earth advice on relationships, being a mother, raising children, household and cooking tips and recipes, as well as the author’s philosophy of life.

About the Author

Ruthmarie Goerke-Matthysse was born in Germany, lived in Venezuela for 55 years and presently resides in Miami, Florida. Her travels took her through Europe, Asia Minor, Africa and South America. A polyglot, she is fluent in English, German, French and Spanish and can still manage the very seldom used Arabic, Turkish and Swahili. She has worked as a simultaneous translator (English to Spanish), a journalist, and has translated books from German to English and Spanish to English. She is a member of the South Florida Writers Association and of a Writing/Critique group which has four published authors.