I Can't Live Forever

About the Book

I Can't Live Forever is the story of a man’s struggle to provide for his family and to cope with life as it deals out fortunes and losses. It is the story of a woman’s struggle to provide love and security for her husband and children under the primitive conditions of the Australian bush as it was in the 1890s. Her greatest desire is to give her husband a son and heir. When a son is born prematurely, they show their grief in different ways, but the man’s grief leads him to further complicate his life and endanger the security of their home.

About the Author

Linda McCarthy Shum was born in Inverell, New South Wales, in 1948. She and her late husband, Greg, have three children and nine grandchildren. In 1998, she joined a team which began working to improve the lives of abandoned children in China. Long story short, she and Greg founded an organization that takes children out of orphanages and puts them in family groups in apartments in the community. Just before they were to open their first family group home, however, Greg died suddenly. Many people rallied to keep things running smoothly so that more and more children can be taken in. Nothing gives her more pleasure than to have a lap full of children. It doesn’t matter whether the children are biological or foster children. She believes they all have a right to a happy childhood and for this purpose, she works tirelessly with a team of volunteers and paid local staff to make this happen. Some have even been adopted. All profit from the sale of this book goes to help raise the children. If you would like to know more, contact Linda on admin@coat.org.au or go to www.eagleswingschina.org. She also hopes you enjoyed the book.