Lena's review "Resurrection" by Saira Malik

I like the story beginning in the doctor’s office with doctor telling Ashley she only has a couple of months to live. I like her struggle and courage to contact with her family after 12 years. “As she stepped out of the car, anyone looking at her would be struck by how beautiful and serene she looked. She was of average height and weighed about 110 lbs and had long brown hair framed by green vibrant eyes. Her skin was pale as ivory and the only blemish on her face was a small mole on the left side of her chin. No one could tell that she had a tumor growing inside her brain that was beyond repair and that within a few short months she was going to be dead.” I like this because it is a good description of her physical features as a young and beautiful mother. “Thinking about her past, Ashley could hear her father’s ranting and screaming when he was in one of his rages. She could actually hear the piercing screams of her mother while she was being beat by him. She could hear the whishing sounds of his leather belt when it struck her own backside. She could still taste her salty tears while they streamed down her face and to which her father was oblivious.” I like this because it is very vivid of the details of her father being physically abusive to her and her brothers Michael and peter and her mother. It would be nice to mention more of the interaction of the family reunion and emotional response from her family after her revealing about her tumor and only having a couple of months to live.