Caroline Overington

Overington, Caroline

Last Woman Hanged

One woman.
Two husbands.
Four trials.
One bloody execution.
The last woman hanged in New South Wales.

In January 1889, Louisa Collins, a 41-year-old mother of ten children, became the first woman hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol (jail) and the...Read more

Can You Keep a Secret?

How well do you really know the one you love? 

With her customary page-turning style and potent themes, this is Caroline Overington at her thought-provoking best. 

'Why do some people decide to get married when everyone around them would seem to agree...Read more