Rescue by Anita Shreve

This book was for my book club (which I didnt attend since I was late arriving home from New Jersey).  I notice this year I am feeling uninspired by the endings of books.  Its almost as if authors are getting sick of writing the particular story and they are just like eh, okay lets end it here.  Maybe I am just a sucker for the great attention grabbing ending, for me its one of the most important parts of the read.  I look forward to getting to the spectacular ending.  Once again Im a little let down.  I liked most of the storyline although there were gaps of things I would have liked to be filled, and honestly it was a little predictable in some parts (ie the sullen teenager) and it was strange in others (yea cause if my mom abandons me Im gonna open my arms and welcome her back in after 15 years).  It was a quick read, and filled a little time since Im still out of downloads from the library.  I dont think I would read any other of her novels based on this one though.

From Publishers Weekly

In Shreve's smooth if unsurprising latest (after A Change in Altitude), EMT Peter Webster is drawn to a woman he rescues at the scene of a one-car drunk driving accident. Webster is well intentioned, but alcoholic Sheila, with her dangerous history, could prove beyond his efforts to save her, though the two embark on an affair that evolves into marriage and parenthood with the birth of their daughter, Rowan. Sheila's drinking, meanwhile, escalates until she causes another accident, this time with young Rowan in the car, causing Webster to send Sheila away to avoid jail time. Years later, with not a word from long-gone Sheila, Rowan is a typically turmoil-ridden high school senior--moody, her grades slipping, drinking--and her tribulations prompt Webster to reach out to Sheila to help his daughter. Webster and Sheila are more type than character--good-hearted man, damaged woman incapable of love--and the paramedic rescue scenes feel mostly like opportunities for Shreve to show off her research. Still, the story runs like a well-oiled machine and should sate the author's fans. (Nov.) (c)
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