The Seven Day Resurrection by Chevron Ross

This book is not crime fiction. Difficult to classify, I’d call it a spiritual family drama. It features redemption in a spiritual sense. For some people who have had difficult relationships with one or both of their parents you could say it also features vengeance. Regardless, it’s a fascinating, entertaining, and moving story.

Len Holder’s mother comes back to life after being dead for seven years. Don’t worry, not a spoiler, because this happens on the first page. Per the title, the story spans a one-week period. During the week, we learn about Len’s childhood, young adulthood and his adulthood, particularly his life with his mother. This is a character-driven story. The mystery behind Len’s mother re-appearing drives the narrative forward and kept me intrigued. I thought I’d figured out what was going on around page seventy-five. And I was very close. Just off by some details. Still, the excellent writing and revelations of Len’s life kept me at it. Knowing the situation didn’t spoil the rest of the story for me.

If you’ve had to take care of aging parents or if you’ve had a less than perfect relationship with your parents, I believe you’ll find this book fascinating, enlightening, and as mentioned earlier, entertaining. Well-crafted and well-paced the book is an easy and fun read.

The book is clean. No violence, no profanity and no sexual situations. It’s the second book of Mr. Ross’s I’ve read, and they have both been excellent. I’ll rank this one on top so far this year. Last year, The Samaritan’s Patient by Mr. Ross finished number two out of the twenty-three books I read. We’ll see how this one fares.

1. The Seven Day Resurrection by Chevron Ross
2. Justice by Jeff Hill
3. The Shocking Truth by Steve Rush

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