Tag: Book of the Day

  • Book of the Day: The Legacy of Lucy Harte

    The Legacy of Lucy HarteThe Legacy of Lucy Harte by Emma Heatherington

    Maggie O’Hara knows better than most that life can change in a heartbeat. Eighteen years ago she was given the most precious gift- a second-hand heart, and a second chance at life.

    Always thankful, Maggie has never forgotten Lucy Harte – the little girl who saved her life. But as Maggie’s own life begins to fall apart, and her heart is broken in love, she loses sight of everything she has to live for – until an unexpected letter changes Maggie’s life.

    It seems Lucy’s final gift to Maggie is much more than the heart that beats inside her. It’s a legacy that Maggie must learn to live by, a promise to live, laugh, fall in love and heal her broken heart for good.

    Because as the keeper of a borrowed heart, Maggie’s time is more precious than most. She must make every cherished second count…

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  • Book of the Day: The Methuselah Project

    The Methuselah ProjectThe Methuselah Project by Rick Barry

    In World War II, German scientists began many experiments. One never ended. Roger Greene is a war hero. Raised in an orphanage, the only birthright he knows is the feeling that he was born to fly. Flying against the Axis Powers in World War II is everything he always dreamed―until the day he’s shot down and becomes a guinea pig in the hands of the enemy.

    When Allied bombs destroy both his prison and the mad genius experimenting on POWs, Roger survives. Within hours, his wounds miraculously heal, thanks to those experiments. The Methuselah Project is a success―but this ace is still not free. Seventy years later, Roger hasn’t aged a day, but he has nearly gone insane. This isn’t Captain America―just a lousy existence made passable only by a newfound faith. The Bible provides the only reliable anchor for Roger’s sanity and his soul. When he finally escapes, there’s no angelic promise or personal prophecy of deliverance, just confusion. It’s 2015―and the world has become an unrecognizable place.

    Katherine Mueller―crack shot, genius, and real Southern Belle―offers to help him find his way home. Can he convince her of the truth of his crazy story? Can he continue to trust her when he finds out she works for the very organization he’s trying to flee?

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  • Book of the Day: Last Woman Hanged

    Last Woman HangedLast Woman Hanged by Caroline Overington

    Two husbands, four trials and one bloody execution – the terrible True Story of Louisa Collins.

    In January 1889, Louisa Collins, a 41-year-old mother of ten children, became the first woman hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol and the last woman hanged in New South Wales. Both of Louisa’s husbands had died suddenly and the Crown, convinced that Louisa poisoned them with arsenic, put her on trial an extraordinary four times in order to get a conviction, to the horror of many in the legal community. Louisa protested her innocence until the end.

    Louisa Collins was hanged at a time when women were in no sense equal under the law – except when it came to the gallows. They could not vote or stand for parliament – or sit on juries.

    Against this background, a small group of women rose up to try to save Louisa’s life, arguing that a legal system comprised only of men – male judges, all-male jury, male prosecutor, governor and Premier – could not with any integrity hang a woman. The tenacity of these women would not save Louisa but it would ultimately carry women from their homes all the way to Parliament House.

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    About the Author
    Caroline Overington is a bestselling Australian author and an award-winning journalist. Currently the associate editor of iconic Australian Women’s Weekly, Caroline has previously worked for the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, and the Australian. She has written two non-fiction books and five novels, and lives in Sydney with her family, a blue dog and a lizard.

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