Everything you need to understand or teach Dava Shastri's Last Day by Kirthana Ramisetti.
Kirthana Ramisetti's novel Dava Shastri's Last Day takes place in the future on a fictional island off the East Coast. Dava Shastri has made millions of dollars over the course of her life, and she has given away millions to various philanthropic enterprises. When she learns she is dying, she arranges for a physician-assisted suicide and has news of her death released a day early to give her time to read what people say about her. Initially, she is disappointed that many people are focused on all the wrong things, but she finds peace in the final hours with her children and grandchildren at her side. The novel explores the inevitable loss of control after death, the effects of great wealth, the importance of a name, the effects of professional roles on family dynamics, and facing reality.
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