Dava Shastri'S Last Day Av Kirthana Ramisetti

<DIV><P><B>In this novel "full of music, magnetism, and familial obligation" (Emma Straub, author of <I>All Adults Here</I>) 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.</B></P><P> 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, and Dava decides to take her death—like all matters of her life—into her own hands. </P><P> 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. </P><P> As someone who dedicated her life to the arts and the empowerment of women, Dava expects to read articles lauding her philanthropic w