 In 2007, his centenary year, Ralph de Boissière married his longtime companion, Dr. Annie Greet, his fourth novel, "Call of the Rainbow", was published in Melbourne, and in November, he received an honorary Doctor of Literature from the University of Trinidad and Tobago.His autobiography, "Life on the Edge", was posthumously published (edited and introduced by Kenneth Ramchand) in 2010.De Boissière died in Melbourne on 16 February 2008, aged 100.