Helpful Score: 8
A must read for Sparks fans. As usual, do not read it in public, or have a kleenex near!
Helpful Score: 6
Only the 2nd book I've read by this author, but he's very good and I'm looking for more of his books.
Helpful Score: 6
Very beautiful. Anyone with an autistic child will appreciate this.
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Another tear jerker from Nicholas Sparks.
Helpful Score: 5
Nice and sappy. A good light read. Although I didn't care for the kidspeak (there's a nearly autistic kid character and Sparks writes what the kid says and then again HOW he says it... like in the kids' language... that was annoying).
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if you love nicholas sparks, you'll love this book! its very romantic and very easy reading, you won't want to put it down!
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Good book
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another great read by Nicholas Sparks!
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to love someone FOREVER....great story.
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The book was amazing. I would say one of the best Nicholas Sparks has ever written.. it is so sweet. About love, remembering and forgetting, and a terrible pain that turned bittersweet. I love this book, it had sort of a creepy setting, but I love how Nicholas Sparks makes it work out. I would most definitely reccomend reading it. Even if you are not a Nicholas Sparks or a romance fan, it was a very touching book.
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A romantic page-turner. Volunteer fireman is used to taking heroic risks to save lives. However he can't bring himself to fall in love. Then, he meets a mother in a car crash and finds himself helping her look for her missing son.
A book full of love, loss and small-town life. Good read.
A book full of love, loss and small-town life. Good read.
Helpful Score: 2
A little sappy, but it you like Nicholas Sparks...
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my first N. sparks book and I throughly enjoyed it.
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Nicholas Sparks has a talent of being able to help you use your imagination in what the characters and the surroundings look like. This book is one you don't want to put down.
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Another great book! I couldn't put it down. This book was such a good heart felt read. I really felt myself being sucked into the character's lives. I cried with them, laughed with them and loved with them. Great work from a great author. Never disappointing!
Helpful Score: 2
Classic Sparks with a hero fireman and a single mom raising a son with learning disabilities.
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Love triumphs over pain. I know we all have some, but we get mired in it and forget to celebrate the blessings. This book reminds me not put off talking and trying.
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A romantic thriller.
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If you like sappy love stories, than this one's for you. Personally, I'd rather watch an hour an a half of one of his movies than sit and read this book for days. There's only so much sappy love I can take.
Helpful Score: 1
This was the first book I've read from the author but I'll read more. Great story and a book I didn't want to put down.
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Nicholas Sparks is great. This is a good love story.
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A little predictable, but very romantic. I love romance so I was a sucker for this book. I think I fell in love with Taylor while reading this book. I must say I enjoyed reading it!
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It's hard to understand how Sparks wraps you up and reels you into the story with each book as so many of his stories closely resemble each other. But I guess that's his talent as again and again, he turns out page turners that you don't put down until you finish. This one is no exception; a good story with likable characters with all their human fallacies.
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This is only the second book that I've read from Nicholas Sparks and it was absolutely wonderful. I couldn't put it down. It's a must read for single mom's, mom's with autistic children and anyone who believes in love and friendship.
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A fun, lite read.
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LOVE Nicholas Sparks, and this book did not disappoint!
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A wonderful book! I loved it!
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Excellent! One of my favorite Sparks books~!
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A good feeling book.
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If you like Sparks you will like this sweet story. A fast, warm read.
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This is an extremely touching novel, and hits very close to home for Sparks as the struggles in this book mimic those which he experienced with one of his own sons. The plot moves a bit slowly, but draws you in with the compassion we as people feel for those in need. Sparks' fans won't be disappointed.
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I loved this book! It is one of the best Sparks books out there to read! I got pulled in from the first chapter.... So much so that I couldnt put it down to go to sleep until I found out what happened. This book really touched my heart because my better half is a firefighter (which is what the main character is). I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves Nicholas Sparks!
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Great book. Kept my interest.
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This book is about a firefighter that saves lives. The only thing he can't do is fall in love. Then one day he saves a young mother in from a car crash to find her son is missing. He not only finds the child but ends up finding the one thing that he thought he couldn't do.
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This book by Nicholas Sparks held my interest all the way through to the end. However, I found it difficult to comprehend that as a teacher, Denise Holton does not know about speech therapy for young children, and instead of taking advantage of what is available to assist her child, ties her young child to a chair in order to get him to learn to speak.
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I loved this book. Terrific read.
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This is an excellent book that will leave you in tears as well as make you smile. I've read all of Spark's books and I must admit I liked this one the best.
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Another GREAT book by Nicholas Sparks. This book was hard to put down. Read it in two days!!!!!
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Love, Love, Loved this book! It is in my top 5 and can be read over and over again. A great read to show what love, friendship, and family truly are.
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Another good book by Nicholas Sparks!
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I just finished this book and loved it! Such a romantic story, another great one by Nicholas Sparks. I loved the ending too!
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Another great touchy Sparks book!
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GREAT BOOK
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If you like Nicholas Sparks he won't dissapoint you with this one. Easy enjoyable read.
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This was a good read. It kept my interest with the usual Nicholas Sparks love story with a twist. I recommend it.
Helpful Score: 1
Volunteer fireman Taylor McAden is driven to take terrifying, heroic risks to save lives. But there's one leap into the unknown he can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love.
A wonderful romance by Nicholas Sparks.
The perfect book to relax in front of the fire with.
Quick review from the back cover:
This book is about a man, Taylor McAden, who can't seem to fall in love. He likes to help and save troubled women, but then leaves them as soon as they want more from him. When single mother, Denise Holton comes into the picture, which involves a car accident, and a missing son, Taylor has to revisit pain from his past, and hopefully over come it, to find true love.
This book is about a man, Taylor McAden, who can't seem to fall in love. He likes to help and save troubled women, but then leaves them as soon as they want more from him. When single mother, Denise Holton comes into the picture, which involves a car accident, and a missing son, Taylor has to revisit pain from his past, and hopefully over come it, to find true love.
Very good
Love Sparks. Found my self crying at the end of this one. Very sensitive. One of the main characters is dealing with learning about her childs language delay, having been through the mill of diagnoses from deaf, autism, ppd, now auditory processing language delays. Wonderful characters.
Sparks always writes a clean, entertaining book!
Great read.. Took only a day!
nichols sparks has not failed in bringing to life the story of men and women that face the challenge of ever day life.
This is another one of his great books. He knows how to write a heartfelt love story.
My favorite author
Yet another awesome Nicolas Sparks book!!
i really enjoyed this book a lot so good hard to put it down.
This was a slow start for me, but LOVED it by quarter way in and couldn't put it down. As always Nicholas Sparks doesn't disappoint.
Wonderful story.
This is the abridged version, but it doesn't take away from the story!
good story.
Good home town story, seemed a little slow in parts. More of a love story.
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When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks--risks no one else in the department would ever take--to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love.
I'll start off by saying I am a huge fan of Nicholas Sparks. That being said this book has become my personal favorite (it's a tie between this book and "The Notebook"). Not only was this a profound story of love and loss, but the author drew on his own life experience to write this extraordinary story. Which makes it all the more touching and beautiful. I would recomend this book to any fan of Nicholas Sparks, all mothers, and anyone who has ever experienced the joys and tragedies of life.
Nicholas Sparks never disappoints. This is a fantastic read, I finished it in 2 days. At first I was apprehensive since it starts out with the character Denise traveling by car with her young son through a storm. Denise has a horrific wreck and she cannot find her son. Being a mom of a toddler it hit me and I didn't think I'd finish the book. I continued on and was rewarded with a great book.
I havde read almost all of Nicholas sparks books. This one in one of my favorites.
This story is about a man who always helps every one is his path, he feels it is his calling to help every one in need, to the point of forgetting his own needs. He is afraid of commitment, until he meets Denise, who he helps, but falls in love with. Denise has a boy with a talking disability, and he befriends this child. when he starts to move on, he feels he is not worthy of his own happiness.
This book is very tender. you will love it. Sandra Fox
This story is about a man who always helps every one is his path, he feels it is his calling to help every one in need, to the point of forgetting his own needs. He is afraid of commitment, until he meets Denise, who he helps, but falls in love with. Denise has a boy with a talking disability, and he befriends this child. when he starts to move on, he feels he is not worthy of his own happiness.
This book is very tender. you will love it. Sandra Fox
This was a typical Nicholas Sparks novel. The author takes one ordinary guy and pairs him with an exceptionally beautiful woman. I thought the main characters were charming although they didn't always make the best decisions. The book, despite having a Sparks-typical plotline, became intriguing and finally caught my interest halfway through (I almost put the book down to read something fun). Don't be surprised if Sparks' story brings a tear to your eye.
Good read. Characters are well developed and the message is delivered clearly but not to the point of 'beating you over the head'.
Enjoyed reading this, found it hard to put down.
excellent book, well written, easy to keep reading!
This is another one of N. Sparks great stories. The non-commitment of one of the main characters of this book, really shows how a male's mind works about his personal issues and not being able to commit to the new realtionship he has. You did not want to put this book down.
I Liked it!
Good book. I felt like I come to know all the people of Edenton and loved the way they helped each other through various life problems. Felt like part of the family.
Nicholas Sparks is one of my favorite writers, I always feel like I know his characters.
Nicholas Sparks is one of my favorite writers, I always feel like I know his characters.
I was pulled into this book right away with the idea of a lost child, but the story slows down within the first few chapters. At least it did for me. Once I got almost halfway, I was bored with the story and lost interest soon after. I never did finish this one. It probably ends the way I think it did, but I never will find out because I don't want to finish reading it.
Even though the concepts of his novels may be a bit similar, this one is still an interesting page-turner you can't put down. I've always enjoyed reading his works, and this one's no disappointment even though parts are quite generic/predictable.
Four out of five.
Four out of five.
A book that opens up your heart and your mind
This one is definitely my favorite Nicholas Sparks book even though it's never got as much attention as some of his other hits have.
Total tear jerker, and a wonderful love story. A bit sappy, but that's what I love about Sparks!
Excellent book by Nicholas Sparks, as usual.
Loved this book, I think i fell in love more with the interaction with the child than I did the rest of the story line. Great read.
Another one of Sparks romantic novels. Easy to read and certainly holds your interest. I didn't want to put it down.
An enjoyable story with lots of sentiment and emotion. However I didn't need as many tissues as usual when I read his novels. A good read.
A really nice tale with just the right amount of romance.
Another great read by Sparks, unabashedly rich and moving
From back cover: Volunteer fireman Taylor McAden is driven to take terrifying, heroic risks to save lives. But there's one leap into the unknown he can't bring himself to make. He can't fall in love. A man who likes to rescue troubled women, he inevitably leaves them as soon as they want more from him.
Then, one day, a record-breaking storm hits his small Southern town, and Taylor comes across a young single mother named Denise Holton in a crashed car. When she revives, Taylor finds himself looking for her missing son--and involved in a rescue different from all the others. This one will require him to open doors to his past slammed shut by pain. And with Denise's help, dare him to make the greatest committment of all: love someone forever.
From back cover: Volunteer fireman Taylor McAden is driven to take terrifying, heroic risks to save lives. But there's one leap into the unknown he can't bring himself to make. He can't fall in love. A man who likes to rescue troubled women, he inevitably leaves them as soon as they want more from him.
Then, one day, a record-breaking storm hits his small Southern town, and Taylor comes across a young single mother named Denise Holton in a crashed car. When she revives, Taylor finds himself looking for her missing son--and involved in a rescue different from all the others. This one will require him to open doors to his past slammed shut by pain. And with Denise's help, dare him to make the greatest committment of all: love someone forever.
I have read most of Spark's novels and this one was just hard to get into for me.
This was a very good book. It was very heart warming and another great book by Nicholas Sparks!
This is a story of a fireman and how he deals with some personal problems
Typical Sparks with a twist at the end. Full of romance.
A romantic page turner...
A well written life as it is, not as you wish it to be, story which tears at your heart.
Great read! I loved it.
Once again, Mr Sparks has made me a believer.
Troubled fireman, Taylor, likes to rescue troubled women, but can't commit. Can Denise, a car crash victim, save him from himself?! Read this and find out!
Have kleenix on hand!
Good love story...drags in some places and not my favorite of his, but still a really good story. I enjoyed it. The chapters are separated into different sections so if you are like me and do most of your reading before bed, it makes it easier to put the book down and pick it back up later.
Nicholas Sparks's latest tale of romantic angst, The Rescue, has all of his trademark elements: characters who are part of the walking wounded, the fresh hope of new love, and the crushing force of unexpected tragedy. But this time out, Sparks opts for a happier ending, though not before wringing as many tears from his readers as he can.
Was a nice love story. Although this isn't my usual type of reading it was a nice story.
"Cunningly crafted." --Publishers Weekly
"Extremely powerful...an emotional love story...must reading for those fans that cherish a deep-rooted love story like the author's previous work." --Harriet Klausner, Painted Rock Reviews
"Sparks, who is becoming well known as a sophisticated writer of romances, has a beautifully natural way of portraying a complicated and intense love story. The Rescue is yet another example of his imagination and skill." --South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
"Extremely powerful...an emotional love story...must reading for those fans that cherish a deep-rooted love story like the author's previous work." --Harriet Klausner, Painted Rock Reviews
"Sparks, who is becoming well known as a sophisticated writer of romances, has a beautifully natural way of portraying a complicated and intense love story. The Rescue is yet another example of his imagination and skill." --South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
First off, I generally don't read romantic books. I usally like to read thrillers, or horror books, But I found out that Nicholas Sparks was a fantastic writer. This book, the Rescue, was a wonderful story, filled with a lot of emotion. And I did cry at the end.
I adored this book. A single mother, a cute fireman, and a dramatic story to tie it all together.
Love everything by Nicholas Sparks!
Love stories by Nicholas Sparks are always good reads, with much insight into the ways of love. This one is no exception - I enjoyed it very much.
A great Sparkd love story set in NC as usual. A keeper!!
Another beautiful love story. I did not like it as much as "the Notebook" but it was still a very good book.
Nice easy read. If you like sweet love stories, you'll love this book (from the same author that wrote The Notebook).
When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman, Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks- risks no one else in the department would ever take- to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He cant fall in love. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves a s soon as their crisis is over, as soon as the relationship starts to become truly intimate.
Then, one day, a raging record-breaking storm hits his small Southern town, Denise Holton, a young single mother, is driving through it when her car skids off the road. With her is her four-year-old son, Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities and for whom she has sacrificed everything. Unconscious and bleeding, she- but not Kyle- will be found by Taylor McAden. And when she wakes, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them: Kyle is gone.
During the search for Kyle, the connection, the lifeline, between Taylor and Denise takes root. Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will be different from all the others, demanding far more than raw physical courage. That it will lead him to the possibility of his own rescue from a life lived without love. That it will require him to live life to the fullest by daring to love.
In The Rescue, Nicholas Sparks weaves his inimitable spell, immersing us in the passions and the surprising complexities of modern relationships- and in doing so, teaching us something about our own.
When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman, Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks- risks no one else in the department would ever take- to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He cant fall in love. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves a s soon as their crisis is over, as soon as the relationship starts to become truly intimate.
Then, one day, a raging record-breaking storm hits his small Southern town, Denise Holton, a young single mother, is driving through it when her car skids off the road. With her is her four-year-old son, Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities and for whom she has sacrificed everything. Unconscious and bleeding, she- but not Kyle- will be found by Taylor McAden. And when she wakes, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them: Kyle is gone.
During the search for Kyle, the connection, the lifeline, between Taylor and Denise takes root. Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will be different from all the others, demanding far more than raw physical courage. That it will lead him to the possibility of his own rescue from a life lived without love. That it will require him to live life to the fullest by daring to love.
In The Rescue, Nicholas Sparks weaves his inimitable spell, immersing us in the passions and the surprising complexities of modern relationships- and in doing so, teaching us something about our own.
An excellent read! Very satisfying! Nicholas Sparks does it again... This book does not disappoint!!
I loved this book. Nicholas is one of my favorite authors, I love the Movies that they have made from his books
Another book by Sparks that I couldn't put down. I think I stayed up almost all night several times because I just couldn't stop reading!!
This was the first book I read of his, and one of my favorites. It got me hooked. Highly recommend this one.
ahh i cant believe this is about his son!!!
This was a great read. I loved it!
Heartwarming and tragic with a sense of triumph. Very much like his other books. Great read.
Married to a firefighter, I loved this book.
If you are a romantic, you'll love this book just as much as Sparks' other books. Easy read.
This was a great read. I loved it!
loved it. Nicholas Sparks always entertains.
I just finished this book. I loved it! It was a real tear jerker. I would definitely reccomend it.
Another Excellent book by Nicholas Sparks. Taylof, a volunteer fireman, becomes hero again in the search for a special young boy, lost in a car accident. Plenty of suspense, and a great romantic tale.
A car wreck and a missing learning challenged son,leads to romance.
Have read several of his books including The Notebook,Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, and A Bend in the Road. Loved everyone of them! But have your tissues ready as I think they are all tear jerkers!
This is about 2 friends who are in the fire fighting profession, of course there is a love interest.
Another great book by Nicholas Sparks! Have your tissues at hand!!
Yet another GREAT book from Nicholas Sparks!
As a huge Nicholas Sparks fan I truley injoyed this book. Watching the main characters evolve, and learn to live again. As a mother this story was touching how the mother struggled with her son but it only made her love him more
A romantic page-turner!
Another great book from Nicholas Sparks - I found this one to be more intense in the story and I just couldn't put it down as it got to the last half of the book! Great read!
Secret traumas again haunt Sparks's characters, in the author's fourth novel (after The Notebook; Message in a Bottle; A Walk to Remember). Denise Holden, the 29-year-old heroine, is destitute and forced to live in her mother's old house in Edenton, N.C. She's also the single mother of a handicapped child, Kyle, a four-year-old with "auditory processing problems" that render him unable to express himself or to fully understand others. Though she doesn't suspect it, Denise is on a literal collision course with true love. After she smashes her car into a tree and wakes up to discover Kyle missing, she finds deliverance in the form of Taylor McAden, dashing firefighter and compulsive risk taker, who rescues Kyle, too. Since Taylor enjoys an instant, unprecedented rapport with Kyle, there is little standing in the way of burgeoning romance. Trouble comes, however, when Denise learns of Taylor's checkered romantic past. Taylor's inability to commit, it seems, is somehow tied to his compulsive heroism, of which numerous histrionic examples are described. Denise's quest to find the source of Taylor's emotional distance takes up the final third of the book. The story here is mostly a pretext for the emotional assault that Sparks delivers, but when he manages to link affect to action, the result is cunningly crafted melodrama. These occasions are rare, though; more often Sparks gets bogged down in interminable interior monologue. Because these characters are preordained lovers, their feelings prescribed by fiction conventions, their psychology amounts to little more than a profusion of banality. Yet Sparks's narrative acquires immediacy when his characters' exaggerated emotions compel immoderate actions, and his readers will surely delight at these moments of heightened expressiveness.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY REVIEW
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This is another excellent book by Nicholas Sparks. It is about a volunteer fireman who has a problem falling in love till he meets Denise Holton who he has rescued from a car crash. Iloved it.
good storyline
A fireman who cannot engage in love relationships and commitment, rescues a single mom and her autistic-like child during a bad lightning storm. The author show a good understanding of the language problems of the child and the rehab process. How our hero learns to let love for the mother and her child enter his life makes for a great read.
Could not put this book down!
Very good book - A tear jerker!
Easy beach read. Predictable but sweet.
I enjoyed this book. Didn't know a man could write such a great love story. :)
A volunteer fireman takes risks every day in order to save lives. But there is one risk he isn't willing to take- that is, falling in love.
Bittersweet, heartbreaking romance. Very good.
Good reading!
This is a classic Nicholas Sparks. If you like his writing, you'll love this book.
Monica W. said it best "I adored this book. A single mother, a cute fireman, and a dramatic story to tie it all together."..ha ha Another good read by Nicholas Sparks.
very good story
another great book by a great author
As with all Nicholas Sparks books, this one is a great story that will touch your heart.
Sweet and enjoyed it!! :-)
Don't get me wrong. I enjoy Nicholas Sparks' books; but maybe I've just read too many too closely together. Predictable. Young single mother whose child has a learning/speach problem is rescued from a car crash by Taylor. They fall in love and then he pulls back from the relationship. His best friend is killed in a fire, as was his father, and he is forced to face and accept the reason for his distance from everyone. Happy ending. Again, a good book but I think I'll take a break from Sparks for a while.
Another tear jerker
Nicholas Sparks didn't let me down again. A wonderful love story and story of dealing with personal issues.
Read by Johnny Heller
I used to be a huge Nicholas Sparks fan and IMHO this was his last great book (I have not read anything after At First Sight and do not ever intend to). The book is typical Nicholas Sparks fare (which should tell you everything about the plot) but with two of his more interesting characters in Taylor McAden and Denise Holton. This book came out in 2000 before Sparks developed a huge overestimation of his talents and said he was a better writer than Cornac McCarthy. I just hope this never gets made into a film so it will not join the list of film disasters based his books.
This started off slow and I was tempted to stop and read something else. But I kept going and it finally caught my attention and I finished. It wasn't one of Sparks best but it was an ok read.
This novel exemplifies what makes a good Nicholas Sparks. If you like or think you may like Sparks, read this one.
Another of those hard to lay down books.... A story of personal difficulties, love, a romance which doesn't come easy...... Yes, you'll love reading this one.
Way to sappy for me ..
Typical Sparks, very easy to read as usual!
Taylor McAden is a volunteer fireman and he is always taking risks to save lives. But there is one chance he can't take..falling in love. He falls in love with a woman and then he leaves them when they want more from him. One day a record breaking storm hits and Taylor comes across a woman who had just been in an accident. When she revives, Taylor find himself helping look for her son,and finds himself involved in a rescue like no others...and it would mean he would have to open doors to his past slammed shut by pain. And with Denise's help, he makes the biggest commitment of all:love someone forever.
I haven't had time to read it, but I know it's great because all his other one's are and so many made into movies.
Volunteer fireman Taylor McAden is driven to take terrifying risks to save lives. But theres one leap he won't bring himself to make: he can't fall in love. One day a storm hist his town and Taylor comes across a single mother, Denis Holton, in a crashed car. When she revives, Taylor finsds himself looking for her missing son. This one will require him to open doors to his past slammed shut by pain. With Denises help. dare him to make the greatest commitment of all: love someone forever.
I really liked this book.
really liked
Volunteer fireman Taylor McAden is driven to take terrifying, heroic risks to save lives. But there's one leap into the unknown he can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love. A man who likes to rescue troubled women, he inevitably leaves them as soon as they want more from him. He meets Denise Holton.... who is missing her son. With Denise's help , dare him to make the greatest commitment of all: love someone forever....
Taylor McAden is a volunteer fireman who is always the first to plunge into danger. But there is one risk he can't seem to take: falling in love. Then he meets Denise Holden, a single mother who has moved to the small town of Edenton, North Carolina, to build a new life. A near fatal car crash will bring these two together; but before that can happen, Taylor must first look into his past and see if it's not too late to take a chance on the future.
Another Amazing book by Nicholas Sparks!
All of Spark's trademark elements--- love, loss,and small town life- are present in this terrific read. (Booklist)
A romantic page turner.... Spark's fans won't be disappointed. (Glamour)
A romantic page turner.... Spark's fans won't be disappointed. (Glamour)
Excellent book!
Typical Sparks
I love Nicholas Sparks Books!
Volunteer fireman Taylor McAden is driven to take terrifying, heroic risks to save lives. But there's one leap into the unknown he can't bring himself to make: he can't fall in love. A man who likes to rescue troubled women, he inevitable leaves them as soon as they want more from him. One day, Taylor comes across a young, single mother,Denise Holton in a crashed car. When she revives, Taylor finds himself looking for her missing son. This one will require him to open doors to his past lammed shut by pain. With Denise's help, can he make the greatest commitment of all: love someone forever
Volunteer fireman Taylor McAden is driven to take terrifying, heroic risks to save lives. But there's one leap into the unknown he can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love. A man who likes to rescue troubled women, he inevitable leaves them as soon as they want more from him. Then, one day, a record breaking storm hits his small southern town, and Taylor comes across a young single mother named Denise Holton in a crashed car. When she revives, Taylor finds himself looking for her missing son and involved in a rescue different from all the others. This one will require him to open doors to his past slammed shut by pain. And with Denise's help, dare him to make the greatest commitment of all: love someone forever.
Too syurpy for me.
#1 NY Times Bestseller
From the front flap:
When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks--risks no one else in the department would ever take--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 needed to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over, as soon as the relationship starts to become truly intimate.
Then, one day, a raging, record-breaking storm his his small Southern town. Denise Holton, a young single mother, is driving through it when her car skids off the road. With her is her four-year-old son, Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities and for whom she has sacrificed evertying. unconscious and bleeding, she--but not Kyle--will be found by Taylor McAden. And when she wakes, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them: Kyle is gone.
During the search for Kyle, the connection, the lifeline, between Taylor and Denise takes root. Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will be different from all the others, demanding far more than raw physical courage. That it will lead him to the possibility of his own rescue from a life lived without love. That it will require him to open doors to his past that were slammed shut by pain. That it will dare him to live life to the fullest by daring to love.
When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks--risks no one else in the department would ever take--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 needed to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over, as soon as the relationship starts to become truly intimate.
Then, one day, a raging, record-breaking storm his his small Southern town. Denise Holton, a young single mother, is driving through it when her car skids off the road. With her is her four-year-old son, Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities and for whom she has sacrificed evertying. unconscious and bleeding, she--but not Kyle--will be found by Taylor McAden. And when she wakes, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them: Kyle is gone.
During the search for Kyle, the connection, the lifeline, between Taylor and Denise takes root. Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will be different from all the others, demanding far more than raw physical courage. That it will lead him to the possibility of his own rescue from a life lived without love. That it will require him to open doors to his past that were slammed shut by pain. That it will dare him to live life to the fullest by daring to love.
This is a hard cover book.
One of Grisham's best.
Paper cover is missing, but book is in excellent condition.
