'This sharp-elbowed satire is also a brusquely tender portrait of enduring love' Washington Postĭetermined to die with dignity, Kay and her husband Cyril - both healthy and vital medical professionals in their early fifties - make a pact: to commit suicide together once they've both turned eighty.Ī lot can change in thirty years, however.īy 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. Shriver has the magic ability to make the reader invested in the fate - fates, I should say - of her characters' Daily Telegraph fun, smart and, perhaps because of their author's unconventional political views, unlike anything else you'll read' Financial Times 'Witty and thought-provoking' Woman's Weekly With Should We Stay or Should We Go, she's added triumphantly to their number' The Times 'Shriver said that her favourite novels are those that pack both an intellectual and emotional punch. A return to form, merging Shrivers better instincts as both novelist and social critic.' - Kirkus Reviews 'This sharp-elbowed satire is also a brusquely tender portrait of enduring love. 'Thought-provoking, timely, and extremely funny' Metro With Should We Stay or Should We Go, shes added triumphantly to their number.' - The Times (UK) 'Her best novel since The Post-Birthday World.
Disgust expands and bursts into belly laughs.
A best fiction book of 2021 for The Times
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