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The Rescue

By: Nicholas Sparks
Narrated by: Johnny Heller
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 In this heartfelt Southern love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Notebook, a daring fireman rescues a single mom -- and learns that falling in love is the greatest risk of all.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.©2000 by Nicholas Sparks; ©2000 Time Warner AudioBooks (Packaging Elements Only), A Division of Time Warner Trade Publishing Contemporary Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Small Town & Rural United States World Literature

Critic Reviews

"A romantic page-turner...Sparks's fans won't be disappointed."—Glamour
"A modern master of fateful love stories."—BookPage
"All of Sparks's trademark elements--love, loss, and small-town life--are present in this terrific read."—Booklist
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this book was well written with strong characters , great story line and excellent narration ... Nicolas Sparkes has a way of weaving the characters and bringing them to life .. really loved this book .

lovely read

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love love love.... personally I feel the power of this novel ... opened my eyes

addictive & powerful

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Nicholas Sparks created a beautiful story with brilliant flow and. perfect ending, despite having me worried for a while how it might end. the characters were refreshingly real. The narrator brought them to life wonderfully. My favourite Sparks novel to date.

A tug at the heart strings

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Narrator did a wonderful job of making this story come to life. Easy story to listen too.

Narrator made the story

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Excellent narration. Narrator did all characters believably and naturally, giving shape and form with ease.
A lovely, easy to listen to, touching story to escape into.

Beautiful

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