Review: Done Deal

Done Deal by Rene Shultz


If you were to die tomorrow, what would you be remembered for?

For Cissy, she was remembered as a nurturing mother, a compassionate friend, and the woman who saved thousands of lives from her death bed.

What Schultz has done here is created a novel that doesn't only chronicle a woman’s journey through cancer, but shows the value of living a life that makes a difference for others. Cissy, a woman just shy of her fiftieth birthday, finds out she has cancer and the prognosis does not look good. From the first page of the novel we learn that she did not survive. Knowing she is gone altered the way this story is perceived. Because we know this, we see everything she does as her mark she will leave on the world. Based on the background story we learn through other vivid characters, we know Cissy to have touched lives and been cherished throughout her life. Then we watch as she does the unimaginable to leave a better place for all cancer victims who will come after her. She is selfless in her final acts on this earth. This is a quick read with a past paced plot that will leave you regretting that it has to end.

For me, some parts of this novel were especially sad because I have lost family members to cancer. I feel very strongly about any novel that commemorates the lives of people who have struggled whether it is cancer or something else. I would recommend this novel for sure and look forward to more by Ms. Schultz in the future.