Dava Shastri's last day : a novel /
Ramisetti, Kirthana,
Dava Shastri's last day : a novel / Kirthana Ramisetti. - First edition. - 371 pages ; 24 cm - Good Morning America book club .
Book club information from jacket.
"Dava Shastri, one of the world's wealthiest women, has always lived with her sterling reputation in mind. A brain cancer diagnosis at the age of seventy, however, changes everything, as she decides to take her death--like all matters of her life--into her own hands. Summoning her four adult children to her private island, she discloses shocking news: in addition to having a terminal illness, she has arranged for the news of her death to break early, so she can read her obituaries. As someone who dedicated her life to the arts and the empowerment of women, Dava expects to read articles lauding her philanthropic work. Instead, her "death" reveals two devastating secrets, truths she thought she had buried forever. And now the whole world knows, including her children. In the time she has left, Dava must come to terms with the decisions that have led to this moment--and make peace with those closest to her before it's too late. Compassionately written and chock-full of humor and heart, this powerful novel examines public versus private legacy, the complexities of love, and the never-ending joys--and frustrations--of family"--
9781538703861 1538703866 9781538724712 1538724715
2021026605
GBC1G6220 bnb
020349853 Uk
Women philanthropists--Fiction.
Philanthropists--Fiction.
Brain--Cancer--Patients--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
Dava Shastri's last day : a novel / Kirthana Ramisetti. - First edition. - 371 pages ; 24 cm - Good Morning America book club .
Book club information from jacket.
"Dava Shastri, one of the world's wealthiest women, has always lived with her sterling reputation in mind. A brain cancer diagnosis at the age of seventy, however, changes everything, as she decides to take her death--like all matters of her life--into her own hands. Summoning her four adult children to her private island, she discloses shocking news: in addition to having a terminal illness, she has arranged for the news of her death to break early, so she can read her obituaries. As someone who dedicated her life to the arts and the empowerment of women, Dava expects to read articles lauding her philanthropic work. Instead, her "death" reveals two devastating secrets, truths she thought she had buried forever. And now the whole world knows, including her children. In the time she has left, Dava must come to terms with the decisions that have led to this moment--and make peace with those closest to her before it's too late. Compassionately written and chock-full of humor and heart, this powerful novel examines public versus private legacy, the complexities of love, and the never-ending joys--and frustrations--of family"--
9781538703861 1538703866 9781538724712 1538724715
2021026605
GBC1G6220 bnb
020349853 Uk
Women philanthropists--Fiction.
Philanthropists--Fiction.
Brain--Cancer--Patients--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.