Blog Tour: THE SEVEN-DAY RESURRECTION by Chevron Ross

 

The Seven-Day Resurrection

by Chevron Ross

 

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GENRE: Christian/Family Fiction

 

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BLURB:

 

Len Holder thinks his mother is dead – until she reappears one morning in his living room.

 

She doesn’t remember being dead. She’s just confused.

 

And instead of her burial clothes, she’s wearing a Dallas Cowboys warmup suit.

 

At seventy-eight, Len considers himself a failure. He spent years taking care of Mom while his brother Joey became a famous sportscaster. Now he lives alone, tinkering with a novel he can’t seem to finish.

 

For a week, Len relives a strained relationship with Mom while other mysteries pile up. He keeps hearing fragments of Joey’s radio show. His sister reports disturbing phone calls. Strangers he meets look like people from his past. Another stranger has taken over his insurance office.

 

Then Len gets word that his beloved boss Miranda has been gravely injured in a car accident. Eventually, Miranda’s fate and a shocking secret from the past reveal that Sharon Holder’s resurrection is not what it seems to be.

 

The Seven-Day Resurrection is a must-read for anyone who has been thrust into the role of caregiver.

 

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Excerpt One:

 

Mom sat in her chair, looking around. “Len, is this my house?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Why can’t I remember?”

 

“What do you remember, Mom? Where did you come from just now?”

 

She stared blankly at the pie, as though wondering what to do with it. “What time does Wheel of Fortune come on?”

 

“Late this afternoon, I think.” Len hadn’t watched a game show since her death and hoped he’d never have to again.

 

A voice murmured from down the hall. Probably the clock radio. He ignored it and perched on the sofa’s armrest. “This is so good!” she exclaimed, tasting the pie. “Did you make it?”

 

“No, it’s one of those frozen things.” In her last few weeks, Mom was too blind and weak to feed herself. They had to spoon-feed her like a baby. Sometimes she would sip a nutrient drink, but Len could see that it gave her no pleasure.

 

Fleetingly, he wondered where the pie had come from. He didn’t remember buying it.

 

A smile crossed her face. “Len, do you remember that song about the two little clouds? My mother used to sing that to me when I got scared of the thunder.”

 

“You sang it to me, too,” he said. “When I was little.”

 

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Review: Len’s mother was dead, but she comes back to him in his dreams. Then, one day, he saw her walking around in his living room. Was this a dream? Was she a ghost? Or was this his mother’s reembodied spirit? What were you supposed to do when someone rose from the grave? And so begins the seven-day resurrection, which was documented in daily diary entries from Len. Just like before her death, Len cares for and caters to his mother, who has the same ailments and doesn’t seem to remember much prior to her death. Len goes through the motions while completely at a loss as to why God returned her.

The narrative is wise and engaging with a compelling storyline. Some of it is a rehash of old memories and ancient times, which can make the story long and slow at times.

Somber and philosophical. I wasn’t exactly sure where the sportscaster’s voice came into play or how it was relevant, but the whole experience was quite mesmerizing and left you reeling with mystical possibilities. It’s just something you have to see to the end, which I kind of suspected where it would all eventually lead.

A good read!

 

Rating: 4 stars

 

 

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