One Hundred Guinea Pigs

By Gustavo Rodríguez

Friendship makes life worth living, and worth ending too.

Eufrasia Vela is a caregiver--it's not just her job. But when she begins working with Do a Carmen, a bedridden elderly woman who spends her days staring out the window at her now-obstructed view of the sea, she confronts the limits to her ability to help. That is, until Do a Carmen makes a big, last request: to transform her caretaking from helping her stay alive to helping her die. A good death has much in common with a good life, after all, and incapacity, loneliness, and isolation are devastations that a compassionate friend can help ease. Dignity, community, respect, and generosity--they're what Eufrasia offers her clients, and what their friendship offers her. One Hundred Guinea Pigs is the lifegiving, warmhearted novel about euthanasia you didn't know you needed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1917260245
• ISBN13: 9781917260244
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Charco Press
• Length: 272 Pages