The Saviours

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Caitlyn Leahy is young, American and full of ideals. She lands in Cambodia with a mission to help save a country struggling to shake free its bloody past.As Caitlyn tries to chart her own path in Cambodia, the presence of her mother – the infamous aid-worker Janice Steiner – complicates every aspect of her life.Caitlyn falls for Tom, an Irish UN worker who is desperate to escape the boredom of his life in Galway. When Janice’s reputation as one of Cambodia’s most celebrated and respected activists is called into question, the fallout affects all three of them.This is a story of the building of new relationships and the fixing of old ones. The Saviours explores the complexities of aid work and why many are motivated to try to ‘save’ a country which isn’t their own.