The Safekeep

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden published by Penguin Books Ltd stands as a beacon of knowledge and inspiration. With its insightful content and engaging narrative style this book transcends genres offering something valuable for every reader. Yael van der Wouden is a writer and teacher. She was born in Tel Aviv and currently lectures in creative writing and comparative literature in the Netherlands. Her essay on Dutch identity and Jewishness On (Not) Reading Anne Frank received a notable mention in The Best American Essays 2018. THE SAFEKEEP is her first novel. Yael van der Wouden is a writer and teacher. She was born in Tel Aviv and currently lectures in creative writing and comparative literature in the Netherlands. Her essay on Dutch identity and Jewishness On (Not) Reading Anne Frank received a notable mention in The Best American Essays 2018. THE SAFEKEEP is her first novel. <p>It's 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet. Bomb craters have been filled buildings reconstructed and the war is well and truly over. Living alone in her late mother's country home Isabel's life is as it should be: led by routine and discipline. 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...<br><br>Eva is Isabel's antithesis: sleeps late wakes late walks loudly through the house and touches things she shouldn't. In response Isabel develops a fury-fuelled obsession and when things start disappearing around the house - a spoon a knife a bowl - Isabel's suspicions spiral out of control. In the sweltering peak of summer Isabel's paranoia gives way to something entirely new - leading to a discovery that unravels all Isabel has ever known. The war might not be well and truly over after all and neither Eva - nor the house - are what they seem.</p> <b>Surprising chilling and electric. <i>The Safekeep</i> is a simply fantastic work of literature.</b>