The Safekeep

by Yael van der Wouden

Saskia Maarleveld (Narrator) and Stina Nielsen (Narrator)

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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024

An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge - for readers of Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters and Ian McEwan's Atonement.

It is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mother's country home, with not a fork or a word out of place. But all is upended when her brother Louis delivers his graceless new girlfriend, Eva, at Isabel's doorstep - as a guest, there to stay for the season…
In the sweltering heat of summer, Isabel's desperate need for control reaches boiling point. What happens between the two women leads to a revelation which threatens to unravel all she has ever known.
'A thrilling, razor-sharp, perfectly plotted debut novel' Sunday Times

'Moving, unnerving and deeply sexy' Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

'We loved this debut novel for its remarkable inhabitation of obsession. It navigates an emotional landscape of loss and return in an unforgettable way.’' Booker Prize Judges 2024

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  • ISBN10 1405965142
  • ISBN13 9781405965149
  • Publish Date 28 May 2024
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Penguin Random House India
  • Imprint Penguin
  • Format Audiobook (WAV)
  • Duration 9 hours and 29 minutes
  • Language English