Pleae Help Me Find a Book Title from Airport Bookstore
December 22, 2021 8:19 AM Subscribe
What's that fictional book about a woman who takes her mother's death pill and finally "LIVES."
I saw a book in an airport bookstore about a woman whose mother had been given a pill by her doctor that would cause death in exactly x days (something like 21 days). The mother didn't take it and ultimately died, so the woman had it and, I suspect afflicted with malaise, takes the pill. The book appeared to be about the x days until her death - something about finally living. It was in a literary section (whether it was actually literary I have no idea). The idea for some reason has stuck with me and I'd like to read the book. Ring a bell for anyone such that they could share the title? Thanks!
I saw a book in an airport bookstore about a woman whose mother had been given a pill by her doctor that would cause death in exactly x days (something like 21 days). The mother didn't take it and ultimately died, so the woman had it and, I suspect afflicted with malaise, takes the pill. The book appeared to be about the x days until her death - something about finally living. It was in a literary section (whether it was actually literary I have no idea). The idea for some reason has stuck with me and I'd like to read the book. Ring a bell for anyone such that they could share the title? Thanks!
Best answer: Haven't read it, but a little googling brings up Twenty, by Debra Landwehr Engle, which has a synopsis that fits your description.
posted by paisley sheep at 12:34 PM on December 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by paisley sheep at 12:34 PM on December 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: That's it, and you win the Google master prize.
posted by letahl at 3:27 PM on December 23, 2021
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posted by jabes at 11:51 AM on December 22, 2021