Rescue
Anita Shreve
Read by Dennis Holland

Hatchette Audio
June 27, 2011 / ISBN 1607886723
Fiction / Unabridged / 6 CDs
Amazon

Reviewed by Nicole Merritt

From the beginning of the audio, it sounded interesting and hurried off in an exciting direction, but it took a wrong turn for me shortly into the second CD. Paramedic Peter Webster rescues a woman from an accident in the beginning of the story. Her memory continues to haunt him and he begins a love affair that leads to marriage and the birth of a daughter, Rowan. Sheila, his wife, is beautiful and fun but the darker side of her alcoholism plagues the relationship until she has another car accident and is sent away to avoid a jail sentence. Years later he contacts her to help with their daughter, who is experiencing some of the same symptoms as her mother.

Laced with dramatic rescue scenes throughout the story, the love of a wonderful man, a tormented wife and an emotionally charged daughter; the family drama begins.

Unfortunately, for me the story would have been better told by a woman than a man, even though it was told from a man’s perspective. I was a little annoyed by the reader’s voice. It made it difficult to get through the book. But, I think Shreve fans will probably enjoy it just the same.