![]() ![]() Were they to cut life artificially short, what would they miss out on? Something terrific? Or something terrible? Might they end up in a home? A fabulous luxury retirement village, or a Cuckoo's Nest sort of home? Might being demented end up being rather fun? What future for humanity awaits-the end of civilization, or a Valhalla of peace and prosperity? What if cryogenics were really to work? What if scientists finally cure aging? Both timely and timeless, Lionel Shriver addresses serious themes-the compromises of longevity, the challenge of living a long life and still going out in style-with an uncannily light touch. ![]() By turns hilarious and touching, playful and grave, Should We Stay or Should We Go portrays twelve parallel universes, each exploring a possible future for Kay and Cyril. When their deal is sealed, the spouses are blithely looking forward to another three decades together. To spare themselves and their loved ones such a humiliating and protracted decline, they should agree to commit suicide together once they've both turned eighty. Determined to die with dignity, Cyril makes a modest proposal. Although healthy and vital in their early fifties, the couple fears what may lie ahead. ![]() ![]() Both medical professionals, Kay and her husband Cyril have seen too many elderly patients in similar states of decay. Surely one's own father passing should never come as such a relief. Over ten years, Alzheimer's had steadily eroded this erudite man into a paranoid lunatic. When her father dies, Kay Wilkinson can't cry. ![]()
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