How does the author, Kathleen Kilgore, present the subject of old age in the novel, The Ghost-Maker?

The author also sensitively deals with the subject of old age through the character of Lee's grandmother. Her own decision to move into a life-care community is entirely practical, and she is never represented as in any way pathetic or self-pitying. Aged eighty-two, she is still very independent. She drives her own car, keeps her own house, and prepares meals for Lee and herself. Her conversation is always clear, and she discusses a number of her own interests. Her vulnerability to the ghost-makers is no different from that of many other individuals in attendance at the seances, and is in no way a manifestation of mere age. She has simply lost someone dear to her and is grateful for the opportunity to communicate with him from the other world.