NOVEL SYNOPSIS: In London, surgeon Carl Kleinhans faces a moral dilemma. Should he perform a risky living donor liver transplant on a patient with a history of alcoholism? Especially when this patient is relying on his estranged Trinidadian son to be the donor? And what of Carl’s own dark past that is threatening to sink his relationship? Meanwhile, at Carl’s childhood home in South Africa, young Promise becomes aware of things spoken of in hushed tones. A sweeping story of betrayal, secrets, hope and healing.

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Media Mentions 

SABC News – Book Review – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON9LnTsV7mY 

Sunday Times South Africa – https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/books/news/2022-01-10-jacket-notes-lisa-anne-julien-the-connectedness-of-all-things/

Brittle Paper review – https://brittlepaper.com/2022/05/lisa-anne-juliens-debut-novel-if-you-save-me-is-a-trans-continental-family-drama/

Sunday Times Book Bites https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/books/fiction/2022-03-13-book-bites–stephen-king-liz-hyder-lisa-anne-julien/

UJ Debut Fiction Prize Award Announcement – https://johannesburgreviewofbooks.com/2022/10/03/the-jrb-daily-2022-uj-prizes-for-south-african-writing-in-english-winners-announced/