02003cam a2200265 4500 536697179 TxAuBib 20220126120000.0 210602s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021026605 9781538703861 HRD 28.00 1538703866 HRD 28.00 TxAuBib Ramisetti, Kirthana. Dava Shastri's last day [BOOK] : a novel / Kirthana Ramisetti. First edition. New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021. 371 pages ; 24 cm. "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 herown 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 dedicatedher 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 herchildren. 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"-- Provided by publisher. 20220126. Women philanthropists Fiction. Philanthropists Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Domestic fiction.