Lily Harford's Last Request
Lily Harford's Last Request

Author: Joanna Buckley

Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Published: 2022-02-01

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1867232472

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Lily Harford is nearing the end of her once joyful life - and for her, it can't come soon enough. Who will have the courage, kindness and love to grant her last request? A compassionate and heartfelt story for readers of Jodi Picoult, Tricia Stringer and Fiona Lowe. Knowing she is sliding into dementia, Lily Harford is ready to give up her life ... but can she persuade someone to commit the illegal act of taking it from her? Lily has lived a joyful, independent life in a seaside town in Queensland, running her own business and raising a daughter as a single mother at a time when few women did so. Now health and circumstance have pushed her into a nursing home, and her memory is failing, although events of the past remain fresh. Like pulling back the layers of a Russian doll, Lily recalls the former selves - mother, professional woman, lover, daughter - who still exist inside her. Lily's daughter, Pauline, has been pushed to her limits by her demanding job, as well as the needs of her mother, husband, daughter and grandchildren. And now her mother is begging to die. Nurse aide Donna, still recovering from a dysfunctional childhood and the demise of her marriage, finds comfort in Lily's kindness and down to earth wisdom. As Lily fades, she asks Donna, too, to help her end her life. A thought-provoking, vivid and moving exploration of how we value a life well lived, and the decisions we make when that life is coming to an end. PRAISE 'Joanna Buckley has done an excellent job weaving a highly sensitive issue into a tale with great humanity.' - The Weekend Australian 'This exquisitely written story reels you in ... I highly recommend this wonderful book.' - Better Reading

The Last Request
The Last Request

Author: Rachel Vanderwood

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2024-11-07

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13:

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As images of a lifetime of memories flood his mind in his final hours, there is only one request Cardis Meier is desperate to have answered, and there is only one being capable of offering him what he wants. With time running out to prove himself worthy, will the Lord lead him to find her again, his beautiful Kathryn, his girl on the mountain?

Seruxx the Last Request
Seruxx the Last Request

Author: John Fouche

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing

Published: 2009-10

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1608603393

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Seventeen years of institutionalized cruelty in an orphanage has a tendency to dampen a girl's spirit. Luka's life at Sister Mc Lee's Orphanage doesn't hold even a chance for light, until a frightening encounter with something beyond the looking glass turns her world around. The single moment brings a whirlwind of change to Luka's life and identity when she discovers that she is the last Rouge, an alchemist with the natural ability to channel the collective Magic of the greatest Witches and Wizards. Recruited into the Department of Magic and Supernatural Occurrence, Luka and her newly found companions have to unravel a deadly plot threatening the Magical realm...whilst she tries to discover not only who she is, but what she is. Author John Fouch lives in Perth, Australia where he works and runs an online comic at www.d-toc.net. Seruxx is his first novel.

The Last Request
The Last Request

Author: Katherine Burlake

Publisher: Meroe Press, LLC

Published: 2022-05-31

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0998973459

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Amy Prowers hadn't planned on jetting off to the Balkans. She hadn't planned on having her life turned upside down or being held hostage. No, Amy Prowers hadn't planned on abandoning her career... and becoming a seeker of fulfilling her father's last request. The request that had the words attached: be careful who you trust. Benton Prowers' death in a suspicious plane crash has changed Amy’s life. His words, “be careful who you trust,” lead her on a quest to uncover the real Shroud and if it isn't in Turin as the Catholic Church believes...where is it? In the second Amy Prowers novel, Amy is caught up in a web of deceit, scandal, and terror that threatens her and everyone around her. Will Medak, the young monk at the monastery, help Amy understand the clues her father hid in the icon book...or should she trust him? Will El Ben Alemien, the evil North African leader, know that Amy is pretending to know where the Shroud is hidden at the Gracanica Monastery? Will Christianity as it exists today, be able to survive when the truth comes out? In a sweeping current day global suspense thriller, The Last Request takes you behind the scenes in a tense drama-filled story that is enveloped in mystery, intrigue, and religion.

The Last Request
The Last Request

Author: Brandon Barrows

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2023-09-11

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1504087518

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Sixty million dollars. Five potential heirs. One house in remote rural Alaska. It’s a recipe for murder . . . Summoned by letter, Holly Shaw and five of her cousins—virtual strangers to each other—have gathered at a grand house in the rugged wilds of Alaska. Equally unfamiliar to Holly is her great aunt Lydia, the woman who has called the family together and is dangling a massive inheritance before them. Her condition: they must remain in the house, with Lydia and her butler and caregiver, until she passes. Anyone not in residence at that time is out of the will, their share of the money split among the others. That night, everyone settles in. And the next morning, the murders begin . . . From Mustang Award finalist and 2022 Derringer Award nominee Brandon Barrows, this is a twisting, atmospheric mystery and an utterly compelling tale of guilt, greed, and temptation.

Without a Trace
Without a Trace

Author: Mari Hannah

Publisher: Orion

Published: 2021-01-07

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9781409192374

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'Involving, sophisticated, intelligent and suspenseful' Lee Child 'A gripping, twisty police procedural' Shari Lapena 'Sets off at a cracking pace from page one and never slows down' Rachel Abbott 'Compelling, page-turning suspense ... Mari is a writer at the very top of her game' Steve Cavanagh A FATAL CRASH A plane on route from London to New York City has disappeared out of the sky. This breaking news dominates every TV channel, every social media platform, and every waking hour of the Metropolitan Police and US Homeland Security. A PRIVATE TRAGEDY The love of DCI Kate Daniels' life was on that aircraft, but she has no authority to investigate. This major disaster is outside of her jurisdiction and she's ordered to walk away. A SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH But Kate can't let it lie. She has to find out what happened to that plane - even if it means going off book. No one is safe. And there are some very dangerous people watching her...

Barrister's Last Request
Barrister's Last Request

Author: Alex K. Warren

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2021-12-15

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1665547030

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Jonathan waited. His friend near death. His life fueled by forgetfulness and isolation. He wanted nothing more than to go home. To watch the Brevington Knights face off against whatever foe dare challenge them. But he couldn't. For all that he'd lost over the years, Charles was the only person to remain. His friend gasped. Life slowly ebbing. A familiar pain creeping up his spine as Jonathan waited for the Reaper to claim one more victim. Instead, he heard a whisper. Leaning closer, Jonathan understood his friend's words. He wished he hadn't. He wished, in that moment, that he could have saved his friend's life instead of searching for another.

A Study Guide for Joel Brouwer's "Last Request (Exactly What Happened)"
A Study Guide for Joel Brouwer's

Author: Gale, Cengage Learning

Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1410350827

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A Study Guide for Joel Brouwer's "Last Request (Exactly What Happened)," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.