# What Could Be Saved - Hardcover

by **Liese O'Halloran Schwarz** (Author)

**Named a Best Book of 2021 by _Real Simple_**

**"This brilliant portrayal of the lives of expats and their servants is also a suspenseful mystery with ever-darkening twists. For fans of _A Little Life_ and _The Goldfinch_." --_People_, Book of the Week**

_Washington, DC, 2019_: 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 forty 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.

_Bangkok, 1972_: Genevieve and Robert Preston live in a beautiful house behind a high wall, raising their three children with the help of a cadre of servants. In these exotic surroundings, Genevieve strives to create a semblance of the life they would have had at home in the US--ballet and riding classes for the children, impeccable dinner parties, a meticulously kept home. But in truth, Robert works for American intelligence, Genevieve finds herself drawn into a passionate affair with her husband's boss, and their serene household is vulnerable to unseen dangers in a rapidly changing world and a country they don't really understand.

Alternating between past and present as all of the secrets are revealed, _What Could Be Saved_ is an unforgettable novel about a family shattered by loss and betrayal, and the beauty that can exist even in the midst of brokenness.

### Author Biography

Liese O'Halloran Schwarz, a former emergency medicine doctor, published her first novel _Near Canaan_ while still in medical school. She is also the author of the acclaimed novel _The Possible World_ and the forthcoming _What Could Be Saved_. She currently lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

**Number of Pages:** 464

**Dimensions:** 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN

**Publication Date:** January 12, 2021

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