Rescue

Rescue by Anita Shreve, 288 pages

Webster is a rookie EMT when he saves a drunk driver who's wrapped her car around a tree. For reasons unknown, he falls in love with her, impregnates her and then marries her, perhaps believing that this turn of events can make her change her ways. But 18 years later, he's raising their daughter on his own, trying to keep her from following in her mother's alcoholic footsteps.

This was a surprisingly quick read and raises a lot of questions about forgiveness, family, and the strength required to consistently attempt to save someone who can't be saved. I enjoyed it.