At the age of nine, Clarissa P. Green experienced family upheaval when her father had a heart attack followed shortly by the birth of a sickly sister who was to die within months. Eventually her family did restabilize. It led Green to a life of exploring, teaching and counselling on how families deal with changes brought on by aging, illness and death. She shares her personal stories and those of her patients in Grownupedness (Granville Island Publishing $19.95). She died in August 2020 having seen her text to publication. Green’s work included stints as a university professor and a family therapist working with aging parents and their mid-life children. 978-1-989467-24-4