Bibliograph

What could be saved, a novel, Liese O'Halloran Schwarz

Type

Label

What could be saved, a novel, Liese O'Halloran Schwarz

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

What could be saved

Medium

text large print

Oclc number

1237651106

Responsibility statement

Liese O'Halloran Schwarz

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print core

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

Classification