Joan Mackenzie: No Time Like the Future and A Time for Mercy

No Time Like the Future by Michael J FoxHe was diagnosed with Parkinsons at the age of 29 and has gone on to have a remarkable career, and maintains an extraordinary optimism despite the many challenges and setbacks he’s had. He’s written three memoirs before this one, which brings us up to date with the risky spinal surgery in 2018 that forced him to relearn how to walk, as well as a devastating fall shortly after that left the Back to the Future star stranded on his kitchen floor with a broken arm. His Michael J Fox Foundation has funded literally millions of dollars of research into Parkinsons – reading this you can see he’s a real force for good.A Time for Mercy by John GrishamIs the third novel starring Jake Brigance who made an appearance in Grisham’s very first novel A Time to Kill. Set back in Clanton, Mississippi, (the southern settings are always good) Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake’s fierce commitment to saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line. Brilliant courtroom drama.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.