SAVE ME by Lisa Scottoline was read for the Pub 2011 Reading Challenge.From the book jacket:
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline's Save Me will touch the heart of every woman, as its heroine, the unforgettable rose McKenna, makes a split second decision that alters the course of her life - and makes you wonder what you would do in her shoes.
Nobody could have foreseen what would happen the day that rose McKenna volunteers as a lunch mom in the cafeteria of her daughter's elementary school. Rose does it to keep a discreet eye on her third-grader, Melly, a sweet, if shy, child who was born with a facial birthmark that has become her own personal bull's-eye. Melly has been targeted by the mean girl at their new school and gets bullied every day, placing Rose in a no-win position familiar to parents everywhere: Do we step in to protect our children when they need us, or does that make things worse?
When the bully starts to tease Melly yet again, Rose is about to leap into action - but right then, the unthinkable happens. Rose finds herself in a nightmare, faced with an emergency decision that no mother should ever have to make. What she decides in that split second derails Rose's life and jeopardizes everyone she holds dear, until she takes matters into her own hands and lays her life on the line to save her child, her family, her marriage - and herself.
I have read every one of Ms. Scottoline's books and loved them all. This one was different from her others. Instead of writing about lawyers as she usually does, this book dealt with the relationship between a mother and a daughter and what the mother would do to save her child.
Without giving away too much of the story, the book begins with Rose acting as a lunch mother when a terrible explosion occurs in the kitchen. Rose has to choose to save the little girl who has been bullying her daughter and is right there in front of her or save her daughter who has run into a nearby restroom. Her choice and the legal implications of that choice make up just part of this story. Rose is determined to clear her name, and while attempting to do so, she uncovers some secrets that put many lives in jeopardy.
Another winner from one of my favorite authors.
4 comments:
I have a hard time working up my nerve to try this one. I so enjoy her stories about her lawyers and I have fully associated Lisa Scottoline with that series. I'm not sure I can wrap my brain around anything else by her. It's bad of me, I know. But there it is.
I still haven't read Scottoline ... yes, bad me.
I've heard good things about this book so I'm glad that you found it to be a winner!
I listened to one Scottoline and I thought it was okay - it seemed like a story that had been done before. Since so many people love her work, I feel like I should try another one of her books.
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