Dava Shastri's Last Day

Trick or Treat, give me something good to READ! If you’re looking for some verified great reads to come in clutch this Spooky Season, then you should check out our October Monthly Picks. Get ready for chills and thrills, a gothic monster fantasy, a story of impending death and coming to terms with your life, […]

If you could read your obituary before your impending death, would you? In this humorous, heart-filled novel, matriarch Dava Shastri arranges for her news of her death to break early so she could read her obituary and gauge reaction. Plans go awry when what Dava reads isn’t what she expected, and suddenly the entire world (including her grown children) knows the secret she was planning to take to her grave. An instant favorite for readers who love complex family dramas, celebrity, and the perils and humor in the relationships we rely on. Keep reading to find out from Kirthana Ramisetti about how her work as an entertainment journalist inspired her writing.

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