{"product_id":"books-the-safekeep-by-yael-van-der-wouden","title":"The Safekeep","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2025\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 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 \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A thrilling, razor-sharp, perfectly plotted debut novel'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Moving, unnerving and deeply sexy'\u003c\/b\u003e Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brave and thrilling debut about facing up to the truth of history, and to one's own desires… Van der Wouden brings stunning power and control to her page-turner about trauma and repression'\u003c\/b\u003e Justine Jordan, Booker Prize Judge 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54424677744913,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780241999776_dafa72cf-d45c-40c2-9bed-ffffcab8977e.jpg?v=1787606894","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-safekeep-by-yael-van-der-wouden","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}