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Die by Sixty
In Plaiwan, everyone dies by sixty, by choice.
When a weary hospice nurse meets a young student from this small nation, both must confront what it truly means to live and to die with intention
Die by Sixty explores mortality and personal choice through the story of Lily, a weary hospice nurse hardened by years of watching patients suffer at the end, and Arin, a college student from Plaiwan, a small self-governing country where people choose to die before the age of sixty.
In Arin’s world, people grow up preparing for a peaceful farewell they can control. In Lily’s world, death comes late, messy, and often cruel.
This story doesn’t argue which approach to life and death is better. Instead, it holds them side by side and
What if death could be approached deliberately?
What if living and dying with intention could be celebrated rather than feared?
When a weary hospice nurse meets a young student from this small nation, both must confront what it truly means to live and to die with intention
Die by Sixty explores mortality and personal choice through the story of Lily, a weary hospice nurse hardened by years of watching patients suffer at the end, and Arin, a college student from Plaiwan, a small self-governing country where people choose to die before the age of sixty.
In Arin’s world, people grow up preparing for a peaceful farewell they can control. In Lily’s world, death comes late, messy, and often cruel.
This story doesn’t argue which approach to life and death is better. Instead, it holds them side by side and
What if death could be approached deliberately?
What if living and dying with intention could be celebrated rather than feared?
134 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 1, 2025
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December 29, 2025
Enjoyed getting to meet and spend time with Lily, Arun, and Dave. Without giving too much away, this book deals with chronic illness and end-of-life decisions, exploring what it means to die with dignity and have control over our own mortality and tell our own stories. If those topics feel safe to explore as a reader, there's a lot to grapple with in this story. (Would caution folks who don't want to spend time in a universe narrowly focused there.)
It's always an honor to read a self-published book by a friend. Glad this is out in the world!
It's always an honor to read a self-published book by a friend. Glad this is out in the world!
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