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GIVEAWAY & REVIEW: Rescue by Anita Shreve (AUDIO)

February 3, 2011 By Mary

Description

A rookie paramedic pulls a young woman alive from her totaled car, a first rescue that begins a lifelong tangle of love and wreckage. Sheila Arsenault is a gorgeous enigma–streetwise and tough-talking, with haunted eyes, fierce desires, and a never-look-back determination. Peter Webster, as straight an arrow as they come, falls for her instantly and entirely. Soon Sheila and Peter are embroiled in an intense love affair, married, and parents to a baby daughter. Like the crash that brought them together, it all happened so fast.

Can you ever really save another person? Eighteen years later, Sheila is long gone and Peter is raising their daughter, Rowan, alone. But Rowan is veering dangerously off track, and for the first time in their ordered existence together, Webster fears for her future. His work shows him daily every danger the world contains, how wrong everything can go in a second. All the love a father can give a daughter is suddenly not enough.

Sheila’s sudden return may be a godsend–or it may be exactly the wrong moment for a lifetime of questions and anger and longing to surface anew. What tore a young family apart? Is there even worse damage ahead? The questions lifted up in Anita Shreve’s utterly enthralling new novel are deep and lasting, and this is a novel that could only have been written by a master of the human heart.

About the Author

Anita Shreve is the acclaimed author of 15 previous novels, including A Change in Altitude; Testimony; The Pilot’s Wife, which was a selection of Oprah’s Book Club; and The Weight of Water, which was a finalist for England’s Orange prize. She lives in Massachusetts.

From AudioFile

Dennis Holland maintains a steady pace and distinctive subtle accents in the midst of the domestic drama and dramatic EMT rescues that fill this novel. The book opens on Vermont EMT and single father Peter Webster’s struggles with his teenage daughter Rowan’s drinking and other self-destructive behavior. The story then flashes back to an earlier time and his rescue of Sheila, a woman under the influence who has caused a car accident. Sheila’s wild spirit and Boston accent exert a pull on Peter, and the couple falls in love–and marries. Soon enough, things begin to fall apart as Sheila’s alcoholism escalates, and a dramatic incident that threatens the infant Rowan’s safety brings the marriage to an end. Holland vocalizes the simplest scenarios with compassion as he deftly captures Peter’s gentle soul and Sheila’s destructive compulsions. A.W. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Product Details

  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Hachette Audio; Unabridged edition (November 30, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1607886723
  • ISBN-13: 978-1607886723

SOURCE:  PUBLISHER

MY THOUGHTS
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!

Anita Shreve’s stories are deceptively simple and this one is no different.  Her words will suck you in and you won’t realize what you have read until after you have finished it.  In the end, you will reflect on her novels and always remember them, questioning the actions of her characters.  Did they do the right thing?  And of course, like life itself, there is no easy answer.  My book group always chooses her novels since they always spark intense discussion.

Her new novel, Rescue, is a cautionary tale about what happens when parents aren’t completely honest with their children.  Peter Webster is raising his daughter Rowan after sending his alcoholic wife, Sheila, away when she has her second drunk driving accident with baby Rowan in the car.  Rowan grows up to be a responsible young adult, but as she enters her senior year, she starts to question her life and rebel.  Her rebellion includes lots of alcohol and risky behavior.

Peter becomes a clueless single father or rather he is so busy trying to make ends meet to realize that something is going wrong with his daughter.  He does try his best, but circumstances overwhelm him.  In the end a tragic twist brings Sheila back into her daughter’s life.  Although there could have been a several ways this story could have ended, it took the path of least resistance.
I received this book at no charge from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

WANT TO WIN A COPY OF THIS AUDIO BOOK?

Contest is open to anyone with a US or Canadian mailing addresses (no PO Boxes)

Contest ends on 2.19.11 Winner will be chosen by Random.org on  2.20.11
Winner will have 48 hours to respond to email or a new winner will be chosen.
This giveaway is sponsored by Hachette Book Group and up to 2 audio books will be available.
Only one winner per household address!

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Comments

  1. Just Mom says

    February 3, 2011 at 10:16 pm

    I’ve got this one coming and can’t wait!

  2. holdenj says

    February 4, 2011 at 12:44 am

    I always like a good Shreve novel and this sounds like it would be a great audio book. Thanks for the chance to win!
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  3. Bethie says

    February 4, 2011 at 1:30 am

    I love her books. Thanks for the giveaway.

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  4. misskallie2000 says

    February 4, 2011 at 3:05 am

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  5. misskallie2000 says

    February 4, 2011 at 3:09 am

    I love this story line. Alcoholism is still on the rise and DUI’s are the cause of many deaths daily. I would love to win this audio book by Anita and rest my tired old eyes.
    Thanks for the great review and for the opportunity to enter giveaway.

    misskallie2000 at yahoo dot com

  6. Vidisha says

    February 4, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway!!!

  7. Susan says

    February 4, 2011 at 3:35 pm

    I really want to read thisbook.

    susanbillietaylor [at] gmail [dot] com

  8. Bethie says

    February 4, 2011 at 7:52 pm

    Daily Entry 2/4

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  9. Rosita says

    February 5, 2011 at 1:32 am

    Sounds like a great book.

    Daily entry 2/4

    rosita dot p dot mariani at gmail dot com

  10. clenna says

    February 5, 2011 at 3:27 am

    I would love to read this book – I haven’t read any of her books before but have good things about them.

  11. misskallie2000 says

    February 5, 2011 at 4:16 am

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  12. misskallie2000 says

    February 5, 2011 at 4:17 am

    Thanks for hosting giveway

    misskallie2000 at yahoo dot com

  13. Laura H. says

    February 5, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    Thanks for another great giveaway! I ♥ Anita Shreve. One of the best books I’ve ever read was one of hers, “The Pilot’s Wife”. Left me saying OMG! at the end.

    BornajhawkATaolDOTcom

  14. Laura H. says

    February 5, 2011 at 6:23 pm

    Tweeted giveaway: http://twitter.com/#!/MamaHendo3/status/33953471971463168

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  15. Laura H. says

    February 5, 2011 at 6:23 pm

    Posted giveaway on FB:
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  16. Bethie says

    February 5, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    Daily Entry 2/5

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  17. holdenj says

    February 5, 2011 at 11:57 pm

    2/5!
    Thanks.
    JHolden955 at gmail dot com

  18. misskallie2000 says

    February 6, 2011 at 3:44 am

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  19. misskallie2000 says

    February 6, 2011 at 3:45 am

    Thanks

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  20. holdenj says

    February 6, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    2/6!
    Thanks!
    JHolden955 at gmail dot com

  21. holdenj says

    February 7, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    Daily entry 2/7.
    Thanks!
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  22. misskallie2000 says

    February 8, 2011 at 4:57 am

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  23. misskallie2000 says

    February 8, 2011 at 4:57 am

    Thanks for the giveaway.

    misskallie2000 at yahoo dot com

  24. Bethie says

    February 8, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    Daily Entry 2/8

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  25. holdenj says

    February 8, 2011 at 11:01 pm

    Daily entry 2/8. Thanks!
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  26. misskallie2000 says

    February 9, 2011 at 5:09 am

    Daily tweet
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  27. misskallie2000 says

    February 9, 2011 at 5:10 am

    Thanks for hosting this giveaway.

    misskallie2000 at yahoo dot com

  28. holdenj says

    February 10, 2011 at 2:12 am

    2/9!
    JHolden955 at gmail dot com

  29. misskallie2000 says

    February 10, 2011 at 4:44 am

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  30. misskallie2000 says

    February 10, 2011 at 4:45 am

    Anita is a new author for me and would love to win her book. Thanks

    misskallie2000 at yahoo dot com

  31. holdenj says

    February 11, 2011 at 12:25 am

    Daily entry 2/10. Thanks!
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  32. Bethie says

    February 11, 2011 at 2:37 am

    Daily Entry 2/10

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  33. Bethie says

    February 11, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    Daily Entry 2/11

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  34. holdenj says

    February 11, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    Daily entry 2/11. Thanks!
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  35. holdenj says

    February 12, 2011 at 3:19 pm

    Daily entry 2/12.
    Thanks!
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  36. Rosita says

    February 12, 2011 at 4:50 pm

    Would love to win!
    rosita dot p dot mariani AT gmail dot com
    daily entry 12 Feb

  37. Patty says

    February 12, 2011 at 7:34 pm

    Daily Entry for Feb. 12th
    I’ve never read Shreve, this looks like a good one to start with.

    patricia dot mariani dot esq AT gmail dot com

  38. Bethie says

    February 13, 2011 at 1:36 am

    Daily Entry 2/12

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  39. holdenj says

    February 13, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    Daily entry 2/13. Thanks!
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  40. Rosita says

    February 13, 2011 at 7:07 pm

    My entry for Feb. 13th:

    Would love to win, thanks for another great giveaway. (rosita [dot] p [dot] mariani{at}gmail {dot] com

  41. Bethie says

    February 14, 2011 at 2:58 am

    Daily Entry 2/13

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  42. Rosita says

    February 14, 2011 at 7:40 pm

    Fingers still crossed.

    daily entry 2/14
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  43. Bethie says

    February 14, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    Daily Entry 2/14

    Happy Valentines Day.

    Lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  44. holdenj says

    February 15, 2011 at 1:42 am

    Happy Valentine’s Day!
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  45. Patty says

    February 15, 2011 at 3:41 am

    daily entry 2/14
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  46. Patty says

    February 15, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    Daily entry 2/15
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  47. Rosita says

    February 15, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    Daily entry for 02/15
    Count me in for today.
    rosita dot p dot mariani at gmail dot com

  48. holdenj says

    February 15, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    Daily entry 2/15. Thanks!
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  49. Bethie says

    February 16, 2011 at 1:27 am

    Daily Entry 2/15

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  50. Patty says

    February 16, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    Count me in for today.

    patricia dot mariani dot esq at gmail dot com
    daily entry 2/16

  51. Bethie says

    February 16, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    Daily Entry 2/16

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  52. holdenj says

    February 17, 2011 at 12:24 am

    Daily entry 2/16. Thanks!
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  53. Rosita says

    February 17, 2011 at 1:34 am

    Daily entry for Feb. 16th
    Want to win this!
    rosita dot p dot mariani dot at gmail dot com

  54. Anonymous says

    February 17, 2011 at 1:33 pm

    Daily comment entry for 02.17
    I think this would be great to listen to on a long drive. Tony [rositatony(at)yahoo(dot)com]

  55. Bethie says

    February 17, 2011 at 3:44 pm

    Daily Entry 2/17

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  56. Rosita says

    February 17, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    Daily entry
    Feb. 17th
    rosita dot p dot mariani at gmail dot com

  57. holdenj says

    February 18, 2011 at 1:38 am

    Daily entry 2/17. Thanks!
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  58. Patty says

    February 18, 2011 at 1:16 pm

    All in for today.
    patricia dot mariani dot esq at gmail dot com

  59. holdenj says

    February 18, 2011 at 2:55 pm

    Daily entry 2/18. Thanks!
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  60. Rosita says

    February 18, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    Daily entry Feb. 18th
    Fingers crossed for today
    rosita dot p dot mariani at gmail dot com

  61. Bethie says

    February 18, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    Daily Entry 2/18

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  62. holdenj says

    February 19, 2011 at 12:48 pm

    Daily entry 2/19. Thanks!
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  63. Rosita says

    February 19, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    In for today.
    rosita dot p dot mariani at gmail dot com
    Daily entry 2.19

  64. Mary (BookHounds) says

    February 20, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    KATHY — littleone — be sure to stop by MYSTERIES ETC here

    MARY ELLEN — methom

    An email has been sent to the lucky people named above (first part of their email address in case my note ends up in spam). The winner(s) has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.
    Thanks to all who entered.
    PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOR THE EMAIL FROM BOOKHOUNDS @ HOTMAIL REQUESTING YOUR MAILING ADDRESS!

  65. Mary (BookHounds) says

    February 20, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    New winner chosen since Kathy already won on another Blog

    RIE!

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