ISBN-13: 9780684801148 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 320 str.
In the summer of her 40th year, Claire finds herself tempted by the romantic entreaties of a younger man, attempting to guide her daughter toward adulthood, and confronting the memories of the death of her son so many years before.
Set against the taut yet passionate landscape of the dry heat of Mirage, Arizona, Summer of Rescue illuminates the stunning, often ambiguous emotions of a woman coming to terms with her life.PFor Clare Nichols, wife and mother, the summer of her fortieth year is a time of reminiscences and regrets, a time to reconsider the past and to contemplate the possibilities of a new beginning. As Clare finds herself tempted by the romantic entreaties of a younger man, enviously watches her daughter become a woman, and confronts the memories of the tragic death of her son many years before, Nelson transforms the common events of life into a novel of uncommon grace and power.