Save Me, Lisa Scottoline
Save Me, Lisa Scottoline
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Save Me
A Novel

Author: Lisa Scottoline

Narrator: Cynthia Nixon

Unabridged: 10 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/12/2011

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of Think Twice and Look Again comes an emotionally powerful novel about a split-second choice, agonizing consequences, and the need for justice

Rose McKenna volunteers as a lunch mom in her daughter Melly's school in order to keep an eye on Amanda, a mean girl who's been bullying her daughter. Her fears come true when the bullying begins, sending Melly to the bathroom in tears. Just as Rose is about to follow after her daughter, a massive explosion goes off in the kitchen, sending the room into chaos. Rose finds herself faced with the horrifying decision of whether or not to run to the bathroom to rescue her daughter or usher Amanda to safety. She believes she has accomplished both, only to discover that Amanda, for an unknown reason, ran back into the school once out of Rose's sight. In an instance, Rose goes from hero to villain as the small community blames Amanda's injuries on her. In the days that follow, Rose's life starts to fall to pieces, Amanda's mother decides to sue, her marriage is put to the test, and worse, when her daughter returns to school, the bullying only intensifies. Rose must take matters into her own hands and get down to the truth of what really happened that fateful day in order to save herself, her marriage and her family.

In the way that Look Again had readers questioning everything they thought they knew about family, Save Me will have readers wondering just how far they would go to save the ones they love. Lisa Scottoline is writing about real issues that resonate with real women, and the results are emotional, heartbreaking and honest.

About Lisa Scottoline

Lisa Scottoline is the New York Times bestselling author of over thirty novels including Look Again, Lady Killer, Think Twice, Save Me and Everywhere That Mary Went. She also writes a weekly column, “Chick Wit,” with her daughter Francesca Serritella, for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The columns have been collected in several volumes, including Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog and My Nest Isn’t Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space. Scottoline has won an Edgar® Award and Cosmopolitan magazine’s “Fun Fearless Fiction” Award, and she served as the president of Mystery Writers of America. She teaches a course on justice and fiction at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, her alma mater. She lives in the Philadelphia area.

About Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon—an Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award-winning actress—is best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes in the hit HBO Sex and the City series and the films Sex and the City: The Movie and Sex and the City 2. She has read several Earphones Award-winning audiobooks. Her narrations include Emily Giffin's Heart of the Matter and Baby Proof, as well as Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and Candace Bushnell's Lipstick Jungle.   Her other work includes her film debut in Little Darlings, an Emmy Award-winning guest role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and her Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated role as Eleanor Roosevelt in HBO’s 2005 mini-series Warm Springs. Nixon has appeared in the Broadway productions of The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Hurlyburly, Angels in America, and The Heidi Chronicles, among many others. She is a founding member of Drama Dept., a New York theater company.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Mary on 2012-11-24 11:12:58

Just barely a 1 star. Considered it a very boring book. It takes almost 200 pages into it to get to the mystery part. Save you time, rent something else

AudiobooksNow review by Martha on 2012-11-26 11:04:48

This first half of this book was intriguing and really had me hooked. But the second half was so farfetched that I was laughing out loud. A disappointment from a favorite author.

Goodreads review by Siany on February 29, 2012

Well I found this to be incredibly disappointing. It started off quite promising; an explosion, who does Rose save? her daughters bully or her daughter? She reaches a compromise and manages to save both (or so she thinks). What she later realises is that that something else happened and one of their......more

Goodreads review by Cherie on November 21, 2012

I really wanted to like this book. I finished it in hopes that it would get better but I was disappointed. The premise - that a mother has to make a split second decision about whether to save her own child or someone else's and the consequences of that decision - was interesting and had a lot of po......more

Goodreads review by Ambyr on January 04, 2015

I do not include synopses with my goodreads reviews. Read what the professionals wrote. It's better than my mumbo jumbo. Actual rating: 2.25 stars? I REALLY wanted to like this book. My real rating is probably somewhere around 2.5, but I had to drop it down to 2 for several reasons. First and foremost,......more

Goodreads review by Julia on June 15, 2011

I wanted to like this, but I didn't. I didn't really want to finish it, but I did. The beginning of the book however, drew me in. As a mom who volunteers often in the school, it made me pause to consider, what would be the legal ramifications if something tragic happened while you were the parent ch......more

Goodreads review by Mary Jackson on March 04, 2019

Lunchroom mom Hero. This was a book that keep me on my toes. I read it so fast I could not stop reading. I had to know how it ended. Scottoline is moving to the top of my favorite author list. This is a must read. All the mothers need to read this.......more

Quotes

“Are you a good mother if you save your child from disaster? What if it means sacrificing another's child? In SAVE ME, Lisa Scottoline walks readers into this charged moral dilemma and then takes them on an intense, breathless ride. You won't be able to put this one down.” —Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of SING YOU HOME and HOUSE RULES

“A novel packed with excitement and emotion, SAVE ME is a gut-clenching, heart-stirring read.” —Sandra Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Tough Customer

“An emotionally riveting novel that explores the depths of one mother's love for her daughter. Powerful, provocative, and page-turning!” —Emily Giffin, new York Times bestselling author of Heart of the Matter and Something Borrowed.

“Heart-pounding! Scottoline provides the perfect combination of explosive action, twisting turns, and genuine emotion in this exciting novel of an ordinary mom going to extraordinary lengths for her daughter. Open up SAVE ME, and save yourself with a great book.” —Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Love You More

“From one shock to the next, only a mom's courage and love bring justice. Nerves on edge, heart pounding, and heart-wrenching, SAVE ME is thrilling and infused with love. Brilliant, I couldn't put it down.” —Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling author of Bury Your Dead

“A white-hot crossover novel about the perils of mother love. Scottoline, shifts gears at every curve with the cool efficiency of a NASCAR driver.” —Kirkus Reviews

“At the quick pace of a thriller, Scottoline masterfully fits every detail into a tight plot chock-full of real characters, real issues, and real thrills. A story anchored by the impenetrable power of a mother's love, it begs the question, just how far would you go to save your child?” —Booklist

“The Scottoline we love as a virtuoso of suspense, fast actionand intricate plot is back in top form in "Save Me.” —The Washington Post

Awards

  • Romantic Times Book Award
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