New York Observer (December 5, 2007) — Collins today announced a major deal with bestselling author and lecturer Gail Sheehy for a book about family caregiving and the crisis facing some 44 million Americans who are taking care of adults at home or long distance.  The book is scheduled to be released in 2009.

Described as “America’s most therapeutic journalist” and her writing “a road map of adult life,” the author of Passages, who became an icon of Boomers, will turn her attention to helping a generation navigate the emotional and practical sides of the caregiver role.  In addition, for the first time, she will share the story of her personal passage to family caregiver for her husband.  “It is a tale both cautionary and inspirational and one that readers will identify with both emotionally and situationally,” she says.

“Gail has helped countless readers through the passages of their lives, and as one of our best writers and cultural observers, she will provide essential guidance and much-needed solace to everyone trying to figure out their own caregiver role.  We are proud to publish this groundbreaking book," says Mary Ellen O’Neill, VP Publisher of Collins Lifestyle and Wellness imprints.

About Gail Sheehy:
The Caring Passage will be Sheehy’s 16th book.  Her seminal work, Passages, was named by the Library of Congress one of the most important books of our time.  Further groundbreakers followed:  Pathfinders, The Silent Passage, Understanding Men’s Passages and her latest,  Sex and the Seasoned Woman.