Nobody Will Tell You This But Me

Bess Kalb is the author of the memoir Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (As Told To Me) Story. The story mostly revolves around Bess and her outspoken, opinionated Grandmother whom she dearly loved. Grandmother was there on the day Bess was born. From day one Grandmother was on her side. When, in elementary school, Bess dreaded lunch time because she had no friends to sit with, Grandma came to school and took her out to eat for lunch until she started making friends. Bess didn't always follow her Grandmother's advice. She saved all the voice mails her Grandmother left her and there were many voice mails. Grandmother left voice mails like suggesting Bess and her boyfriend Charlie get rid of their cat so when she got pregnant she wouldn't get toxoplasmosis. This was ten years before they had children.  Grandmother, also known as Bobbi, told Bess about her mother who migrated from Belarus. She had all her children on the kitchen table so the bed wouldn't get messed. I thought this was a comical and interesting story.