General Information on The Rescue

WHO

The Rescue was a story inspired by Nicholas's son.

The Rescue tells the story of Denise Holton and Taylor McAden. Written in third-person, the primary narrative emphasis is equally split between the two characters.

WHAT

The Rescue is a love story that tells the story of Denise, a waitress who works with her son who has trouble speaking, and Taylor, a volunteer fireman.

The Rescue, Nicholas Sparks's fourth novel, is approximately 94,000 words

WHERE

The Rescue was written in North Carolina.

The setting of the novel is Edenton, North Carolina.

WHEN

The Rescue was written in the spring and summer of 1999, and it was published in the fall of 2000. Negotiations are underway to adapt the novel into a television series. It spent nearly five months on the best-seller list in hard cover, and an additional four months on the paperback best-seller list.

The story is contemporary.

THEME

Love as rescue; how love can save a person.

GENRE / SUB-GENRE

Dramatic Fiction/Love story