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Laura Preston is a reclusive artist at odds with her older sister Bea as their elegant, formidable mother slowly slides into dementia. When a stranger contacts Laura claiming to be her brother who disappeared 40 years earlier when the family lived in Bangkok, Laura ignores Bea's warnings of a scam and flies to Thailand to see if it can be true. But meeting him in person leads to more questions than answers.
Alternating between past and present as all of the secrets are revealed, What Could Be Saved is an unforgettable story about a family shattered by loss and betrayal, and the beauty that can exist even in the midst of brokenness.
Laura Preston is a reclusive artist at odds with her older sister Bea as their elegant, formidable mother slowly slides into dementia. When a stranger contacts Laura claiming to be her brother who disappeared 40 years earlier when the family lived in Bangkok, Laura ignores Bea's warnings of a scam and flies to Thailand to see if it can be true. But meeting him in person leads to more questions than answers.
Alternating between past and present as all of the secrets are revealed, What Could Be Saved is an unforgettable story about a family shattered by loss and betrayal, and the beauty that can exist even in the midst of brokenness.
Rich with mystery and family drama, What Could Be Saved delves into the extraordinary power of sibling love, rivalry and loyalty.
Liese O'Halloran Schwarz grew up in Washington, DC after an early
childhood overseas. She attended Harvard University, and then
medical school at University of Virginia. While in medical school,
she won the Henfield/Transatlantic Review Prize for her short
fiction, and also published her first novel, Near Canaan. She
specialised in emergency medicine, eventually returned to writing,
and published her second novel, The Possible World, in June 2018.
Her third novel, What Could Be Saved, published in January
2021.
She currently lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and is at work
on the next book. Lisa Flanagan is an award-winning narrator, voice
actor, stage director, improviser, opera librettist, and classical
singer. Her voiceover work includes animation, video games, and
commercials. Lisa has received multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards,
Voice Arts Awards, and the 2019 Audie Award winner for Fantasy.
'A gripping story of a family unraveling and the sibling love that
ultimately endures.'
*Jessica Francis Kane, author of Rules for Visiting*
'A delicious hybrid of mystery, drama, and elegance: rich with
detail, lush in language, and capable of keeping you on the edge of
your seat.'
*Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author*
'Superb ... Schwarz is a remarkable storyteller ... [This] stellar
work is riveting.'
*Publishers Weekly*
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