{"product_id":"what-could-be-saved","title":"What Could Be Saved","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2021 by \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This brilliant portrayal of the lives of expats and their servants is also a suspenseful mystery with ever-darkening twists. For fans of \u003ci\u003eA Little Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Goldfinch\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the Week \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington, DC, 2019\u003c\/i\u003e: 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBangkok, 1972\u003c\/i\u003e: 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAlternating between past and present as all of the secrets are revealed, \u003ci\u003eWhat Could Be Saved\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable novel about a family shattered by loss and betrayal, and the beauty that can exist even in the midst of brokenness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simon and Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781982150617\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Very Good — £1.00","offer_id":47919282225329,"sku":"SB-1982150610-C2","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1982150610_d535667e-9e0c-47b5-9c81-5143623215fb.jpg?v=1790304413","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/what-could-be-saved","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}