The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden (Viking, 2025)
Fiction
The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden (ISBN: 9780241652305, hardback), which was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Set in 1961 in the rural Dutch province of Overijssel, all looks at peace in Isabel’s quiet home – a welcome respite after the war and the reconstruction that followed. But the arrival of her brother’s girlfriend, Eva, disrupts this fragile calm, fuelling paranoia and desire.