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Rescuing Martin Hanley

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Rescuing Martin Hanley is the gripping family story of a good-intentioned retired Chicago fireman who was a hero on the job but never in the eyes o his own family. He tries to be a decent father, but is alarmed …

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Rescuing Martin Hanley is the gripping family story of a good-intentioned retired Chicago fireman who was a hero on the job but never in the eyes o his own family. He tries to be a decent father, but is alarmed by his wife's intention to kill him, her obvious infidelity and erratic shopping habits. He is certain all five of his children have been brainwashed to hate him. He willingly tolerates their disgust- because he's a dying man and he knows it. Living a double life can be tricky-- but it's only a second life to Maritn, who isn't fooling anybody. The real tragedy of the Hanley household has always been what they refuse to discuss. Until they have to--

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"Rescuing Martin Hanley is the gripping family story of a good-intentioned retired Chicago fireman who was a hero on the job but never in the eyes o his own family. …"

— Margaret

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