Green Vanilla Tea

In the midst of the delights of family life, tragedy can strike. 


Marie Williams watches helplessly as an undiagnosable condition debilitates her husband, Dominic, in both body and mind.  As the condition develops, the normally devoted family man and loving partner seems to disappear beneath an expressionless face and a relentless desire to walk and walk and walk at all hours of the day and night.


In a compelling story that spans both joy and sadness, Marie Williams writes about the bonds in her family, her sons' love for their father, the spirit that sustains them all during the most testing of experiences and about the struggle they faced in dealing with the inexplicable.


Green Vanilla Tea is a story of compassion and courage in the face of a deadly and little understood illness. Above all, it is a love story.


‘… Green Vanilla Tea truly is a knock-out book that hits so many of the right notes and is completely relevant in today's world.’ Susan Duncan, author of Salvation Creek and The Briny Café


‘ This book sensitively brings to life the heartache, humour and love that’s involved in living with dementia.’ Ita Buttrose, National President, Alzheimer’s Australia


Marie Williams grew up in South Africa and lived in Canada before moving to Australia.  She has worked as a clinical social worker and family therapist in health settings, not for profit sectors and private practice. She is also an artist and believes in the power of creativity and story to transform. This is her first book.