{"id":401,"date":"2023-07-14T19:46:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T19:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/?post_type=mec-events&p=401"},"modified":"2023-07-14T19:46:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T19:46:18","slug":"btl-dava-shastris-last-day-depot","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/eapld.org\/index.php\/events\/btl-dava-shastris-last-day-depot\/","title":{"rendered":"BTL: Dava Shastri’s Last Day (DEPOT)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you like to read a variety of books, and if you like to discuss the books you read, you should join one of the Aurora Public Library District\u2019s book groups. There will be afternoon groups that meet at the Aurora Public Library on\u00a0August 24\u00a0<\/strong>@ 1:00 pm and the Dillsboro Public Library on August 25 @ 1:00 pm. There will also be an evening meeting at the Local History Library on August 29 @ 6:30 pm.\u00a0<\/strong>We will be discussing\u00a0Dava Shastri\u2019s Last Day<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Kirthana Ramisetti.<\/p>\n

\"Dava<\/a><\/p>\n

Dava Shastri, one of the world\u2019s 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\u2013like all matters of her life\u2013into her own hands.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As someone who dedicated her life to the arts and the empowerment of women, Dava expects to read articles lauding her philanthropic work. Instead, her \u201cdeath\u201d reveals two devastating secrets, truths she thought she had buried forever.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And now the whole world knows, including her children.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the time she has left, Dava must come to terms with the decisions that have led to this moment\u2013and make peace with those closest to her before it\u2019s too late.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pick up a book today to join our club and get reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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