A Time To Grow Up: A Daughter’s Grief Memoir by Larada Horner-Miller is a heartrending and poignant tale of grief, recovery, and healing. Grief is personal and, as the author’s mother tells her, everyone has their own way of handling grief. She takes her mother’s words to heart when her mother passes away and tells readers how she channeled her grief through writing poetry. She shares her poems with readers through this memoir. Her words will provide comfort, peace, and inspiration to many readers who are undergoing grief, personal sorrow, and recovery. The memoir speaks about the emotional challenges and will strike a chord with and give hope to readers and make them realize, as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow put it: “Be still, sad heart! and cease repining; Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.” I like the way the author has opened up about her life and shared her personal story without holding back anything. Her grief is palpable and her approach to grief and living will encourage many to handle the emotional challenges they face in a graceful and mature way. Readers feel her pain yet at the same time connect with the close bond she shared with her mother. The question and answer session at the end of the book is excellent when it comes to taking a look at how grief has been handled by readers who have experienced it, and also how to go through the grieving process in a mature and dignified manner. — Mamta Madhavan; READER’S CHOICE