Veronika Decides to Die

How's this as an idea for a book?
A young, beautiful woman decides
life is not worth living and
attempts suicide. She does not
die, however; unfortunately, her
suicide attempt has weakened her
heart...she will only live for
another week.

I liked the idea for the book
much better than I liked the book
itself. The story, to me, simply
seemed to be a device the author
used to make his points about
The Meaning of Life.