Dava Shastri's Last Day

by Kirthana Ramisetti

Book Overview

In this novel "full of music, magnetism, and familial obligation" (Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here) a dying billionaire matriarch leaks news of her death early so she can examine her legacy--a decision that horrifies her children and inadvertently exposes secrets she has spent a lifetime keeping.

Dava Shastri, one of the world's wealthiest women, has always lived with her sterling reputation in mind. A brain cancer diagnosis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538703866
• ISBN13: 9781538703861
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

dissapointing

“‘From my body,flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity’- Edvard Munch” The premise is very “daytime serial”[aka soap opera-ish]:In 2044,a wealthy woman philanthropist decides on assisted dying, invites family to be with her, announces her death a day early so she can read her own obituaries, but instead of the hagiographies she was hoping for, old secrets spill out. So, when I opened the book- one that quickly jumped onto “everybody has to read this” list (and was in my TBR list), I was kind of disappointed. I think these same premises could have been a much shorter book. It is very hard to read. I purposefully steered clear of reviews, and I’m sure they are all over the charts. Imagine needing to plan your death because you want to see how the world might remember you. Yes, she is terminal and close to the end but to want to see the accolades: affirmations that she did well. And when they aren’t, it takes her kids, going through their own issues to complete the story. That’s where I began to lose interest.