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When her father dies, Kay Wilkinson cannot cry. Alzheimer’s has steadily eroded the erudite man over more than ten years, and his death feels like a relief. Kay and her husband Cyril, both healthy and vital medical professionals in their early fifties, have seen too many elderly NHS patients suffer similar deterioration. Determined to die with dignity, they agree in 1991 to commit suicide together once they have both turned eighty, expecting another three decades together. But then they reach eighty. By turns hilarious and touching, playful and grave, this novel explores twelve parallel universes, each presenting a possible future for Kay and Cyril, from a purgatorial retirement home to a cure for ageing, cryogenic preservation and the unexpected pleasures of dementia. Lionel Shriver also weaves in contemporary issues including Brexit, mass migration and the coronavirus.
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Author: Shriver Lionel
Language: English
Publication date: June 10, 2021
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books
Type: Paperback book
ISBN/EAN: 9780008458560