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Rescuer
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 7 2025
Pages: 226
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Rescuer follows Marcus Weller, a celebrated paramedic-turned-youth-outreach coordinator whose life revolves around fixing trauma in others-saving at-risk teens, shouldering their crises, and curating a spotless image of success. From his clutter-free apartment above the fire hall to the meticulously organized community center where he presides, Marcus thrives on order, control, and the gratitude of those he rescues.
As he juggles midnight calls, school-yard interventions, and fundraising milestones, cracks begin to show: slipping memory around meals and meetings; a growing chest-tightness he dismisses as overwork; staff who once collaborated now falling silent; volunteers and counselors quietly burning out or leaving. When an anonymous note surfaces-Staff don't feel safe sharing ideas anymore. Morale is low. We miss when things felt human.-Marcus doubles down on structure, standardizing every form, bulletin board, and program script.
What emerges is a haunting portrait of a man for whom rescuing others has become both compass and prison. His heroism straddles a fine line between devotion and control, compassion and coercion. As he expands his program's reach-invited onto podcasts, health-board panels, and grant committees-Marcus must reckon with the cost of his single-minded mission: a growing isolation, blurred boundaries, and the question of who-and what-truly needs saving.
At once a character study of the rescue-oriented psyche and a suspenseful exploration of trauma's long shadows, Rescuer asks: When saving others becomes your identity, who saves you?
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