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The Rescue Paperback – February 16, 2021
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When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: he can't fall in love. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over and the relationship starts to become truly intimate.
When a raging storm hits his small Southern town, single mother Denise Holton's car skids off the road. The young mom is with her four-year-old son Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities and for whom she has sacrificed everything. Taylor McAden finds her unconscious and bleeding, but does not find Kyle. When Denise wakes, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them. Kyle is gone. During the search for Kyle, a connection between Taylor and Denise takes root. But Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will be different from all the others.
- Print length384 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateFebruary 16, 2021
- Dimensions5.25 x 1 x 8.13 inches
- ISBN-101538705435
- ISBN-13978-1538705438
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- Publisher : Grand Central Publishing; Reissue edition (February 16, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 384 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1538705435
- ISBN-13 : 978-1538705438
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 1 x 8.13 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #63,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #809 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Books)
- #5,387 in Literary Fiction (Books)
- #15,639 in Contemporary Romance (Books)
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Nicholas Sparks is one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. All of his books have been New York Times bestsellers, with over 130 million copies sold worldwide, in more than 50 languages, including over 92 million copies in the United States alone.
Eleven of Nicholas Sparks's novels—The Choice, The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven, The Lucky One, The Last Song, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle—have been adapted into major motion pictures. The Notebook has also been adapted into a Broadway musical, featuring music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson.
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Customers enjoy the story. They find it engaging with an interesting backstory. Readers praise the author as a great storyteller. The book provides an emotional and educational experience.
"...I thoroughly enjoyed THE RESCUE. I've read a number of books by Nicholas Sparks, and I have to say that this is one of my favorites so far...." Read more
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"...This story constantly brought tears to my eyes. And it was an educational story also in that Kyle was disadvantaged and that there was no name for..." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's romance. They find it heartwarming and touching, with many emotional moments. Readers praise the author's skill in writing mature relationships with flawed histories. The book has a happy ending that brings joy throughout.
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"Enjoyed the story line and how everything wasn’t perfect but it ended up that way for the most part. Definitely recommend" Read more
"...And he also writes beautiful love scenes that aren’t crude or obscene. And again 90+% of the authors today can’t do that...." Read more
"...Great characters and a plot that is loving, sad, and exciting. Loved it." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's writing style. They find it well-written with emotion, making it a pleasant and easy beach read. The book is free from spelling and grammar errors, making it a must-read for parents and professionals working with children. Readers can relate to the characters as real people and identify with their thoughts and feelings. The author paints vivid pictures of what is happening at each moment, making it easy for readers to get involved in the storyline.
"...I'll give him kudos for having the basics down. None of the spelling and grammar errors that are rampant these days in the self-pubbed stuff...." Read more
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"...Beautifully written, warmly human characters and a marvelous story. You won’t be able to put this one down!" Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2002THE RESCUE by Nicholas Sparks
The book opens with a horrific storm, and Denise Holton is driving home on the highway with her son Kyle. She loses control of the car and ends up in an accident, losing consciousness. If it hadn't been for volunteer fireman Taylor McAden coming to the rescue, she would have surely died.
As Taylor is seeing to it that Denise is ok, Denise looks behind her car seat for her son Kyle, and discovers he is missing. The back door is open, and Taylor admits he did not know there was a boy in the car with her. She's in a panic, mainly because Kyle is not a normally adjusted child. For some unknown reason, Kyle has a problem with language, and will not come if someone were to call out his name. Knowing this, the search for Kyle would be impossible, especially since the car crash was near a swampy area known to lose people in normal weather. The odds of finding Kyle were pretty slim.
Denise is taken to the hospital, while the search continues for the young 5-year old. Taylor, who seems to have the gift of finding and rescuing people, miraculously finds Kyle hiding in a duck blind, unharmed. Mother and son are reunited.
Denise and Taylor develop a mutual attraction for each other, and slowly they start up a friendship that soon becomes a romance. Taylor seems to be the man of Denise's dreams, and to top it off he loves Kyle. Most persons who have met Kyle are awkward with him, because of his speech impediments and his learning disabilities. But, not Taylor. He treats little Kyle as a normal healthy boy, and soon Kyle becomes attached to his mother's new friend. Taylor is Kyle's hero and the father he never had. Denise watches as Kyle begins to develop better language skills and he does things he never was able to do before. He plays catch with Taylor. He rides on roller coasters. Kyle's life is totally changed. He slowly comes out of his shell.
In the meantime, Denise and Taylor become closer. Things are going wonderfully well until they attend a party held by Taylor's closest friends Mitch and Melissa. Mitch is his childhood friend and together they are part of the volunteer fireman group. Melissa is like the sister Taylor never had, and she teases him throughout the gathering, asking whether he is going to marry Denise. Taylor reacts by choking on his food, and becomes distant the rest of the evening.
Unsurprisingly, their relationship turns for the worse. Instead of seeing Denise every day and every night, Taylor uses work as an excuse for not coming by. He shuts her out, just as he did with every other girlfriend he's had. But, the difference between the other women and Denise is that Taylor really loves Denise, and he had felt that she was someone special in his life. So, why the change in behavior? Denise spends many nights in tears, wondering what had happened to the relationship that she so hesitantly opened her heart to. After years of not trusting any man to come into her life, she decided to trust Taylor.
Obviously, there was a reason for Taylor's turnabout behavior. No one knows why he is unable to commit to any woman, but Denise eventually finds out. It's a tragic past that has held Taylor a prisoner, and it is up to those around him to set him free.
I thoroughly enjoyed THE RESCUE. I've read a number of books by Nicholas Sparks, and I have to say that this is one of my favorites so far. For those of you who enjoy a good romance and tearjerker, this one is for you.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2024It was a great read would read it again
- Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2025This is a great read. Love all his books. He is a great author. Goal is to read them all.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025I enjoyed how the characters were developed.
I certainly had to know what happened.
This book makes you think and brought tears to my eyes more than once.
A must read!
- Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2024Enjoyed the story line and how everything wasn’t perfect but it ended up that way for the most part. Definitely recommend
- Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2013I've heard so many people hyping this author, and really enjoyed the movie I saw made from one of his books (The Lucky One), so I thought I'd give him a read. But it was very quickly evident that the scriptwriters are better writers than the author. I'll give him kudos for having the basics down. None of the spelling and grammar errors that are rampant these days in the self-pubbed stuff.
Also, his concept was good, so I'll give him props for that.
What he's lacking in a lot of ways is the ability to show, rather than tell -- he rambles on forever, explaining the characters' emotions, to the point where I would just skip past several pages at a time -- and then find he was still on the same topic. Sometimes he'd spend 8 or 10 pages hammering on a point that he could have made in one or two sentences of action rather than repetitive exposition.
He does the same thing with other info. The book includes a child who has difficulty with language. This is obvious the first time we "see" the child, but the author goes on and on... and ON at the beginning of the book about it, and then later on, has the child's mother going on even longer about it, and explaining every step of the process she uses to work on the issue with him -- which at that point in the book was completely irrelevant. Worse, every time the child speaks, we get it twice. Once in quotes, followed by the same thing, rendered phonetically, in parentheses -- just in case we missed the fact that he has language issues.
Part of the problem may be that the author has difficulty prioritizing. Words are a bit like money, in the writing process -- you have to choose where you want to spend them, and try to get the most "bang for the buck," rather than just spending them randomly.
No spoilers, but there is a point at the very end of the book, where a crisis triggers serious issues for one of the protagonists. At that point the pacing is better, and the author begins to makes better choices about prioritizing. I felt as if the book would have made a decent novella or short -- everything before that crisis point could easily have been condensed into a chapter or two.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2022This was quite a story. Another Nicholas Sparks classic. And I hadn’t read it before and it was copyrighted in 2000. I read a lot but I save these books for when I really need a boost. There are many good authors writing books today, there just aren’t many (If any) that can even be compared to Sparks.
What I really enjoy about his books are that they are all different in Heroes and heroines and the stories that they tell. Somehow he keeps writing these stories without ever repeating himself. I’m in awe that not only that he does it, but that anyone can do it. Probably 90+% of the authors today can not do what he does.
This story constantly brought tears to my eyes. And it was an educational story also in that Kyle was disadvantaged and that there was no name for what was his challenge. Then on top of rest of the story was the love story about a broken man, Taylor and the woman, Denise who finally helped him.
And he also writes beautiful love scenes that aren’t crude or obscene. And again 90+% of the authors today can’t do that.
I could continue forever with what I enjoy about these books but I’m going to stop and encourage you the reader to read, enjoy and also promote his books.
Top reviews from other countries
- Dianne (Frew) GerritsenReviewed in Canada on March 4, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks has a way of inviting you in so you experience all the highs, and lows, of the characters he’s writing about.
I throughly enjoyed this book and totally recommend it.
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Simone BonseReviewed in Brazil on July 12, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Amor e superação!!
Muito bom! Com muita sensibilidade, o autor nos apresenta uma história cativante, na qual o amor é a chave para a superação!!!
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Gabriel LaraReviewed in Mexico on June 5, 2018
4.0 out of 5 stars Buen libro, no el mejor de NS
es un buen libro, la trama entretenida aunque a mi criterio no es de los mejores de Nicholas Sparks, sin duda es un genio para las novelas románticas sin duda hay otros libros mejores de el mismo, aún así sigue siendo un excelente libro
- Florence B.Reviewed in France on June 11, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast delivery
As always everything went well.
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Maria JoseReviewed in Spain on November 29, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Nicholas Sparks es de los mejores escritores de novela romántica
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