Live Book Event: Joanna Buckley, Author of Lily Harford’s Last Request

Live Book Event: Joanna Buckley, Author of Lily Harford’s Last Request

Joanna Buckley will be joining us LIVE to discuss her debut novel, Lily Harford’s Last Request. Joanna will also be taking questions.

Joanna Buckley is an author based in Melbourne. She has a background in creating short stories, poetry, social media content and educational materials, and has also worked as a copywriter and editor. Joanna is a mother of three and a part-time careers counsellor, and Lily Harford’s Last Request is her first novel.

Join Joanna for this free LIVE event:

Wednesday, 23rd February 2022 at 8PM – 8:30PM AEDT… on the Better Reading Facebook page and Better Reading Youtube channel.

Buy a copy of Lily Harford’s Last Request here.

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    Publisher details

    Lily Harford's Last Request
    Author
    Joanna Buckley
    Publisher
    HQ Fiction
    Genre
    Fiction
    Released
    02 February, 2022
    ISBN
    9781867232469

    Synopsis

    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.

    Joanna Buckley
    About the author

    Joanna Buckley

    Joanna Buckley is an author based in Melbourne. She has a background in creating short stories, poetry, social media content and educational materials, and has also worked as a copywriter and editor. Joanna is a mother of three and a part-time careers counsellor, and Lily Harford's Last Request is her first novel. 

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