{"product_id":"yael-van-der-wouden-the-safekeep-2024-hardback","title":"Yael van der Wouden: The Safekeep [2024] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt'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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEva 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' suspicions spiral out of control. In the sweltering peak of summer, Isabel's paranoia gives way to desire - 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 in which they live - are what they seem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A razor-sharp, perfectly plotted debut novel' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Moving, unnerving and deeply sexy' Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An impressive debut; I already look forward to Van der Wouden's next'\u003ci\u003e Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Van Der Wouden, Yael","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49708891210067,"sku":"XV80241652305","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":49171449545043,"sku":"9780241652305","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/van-der-wouden-yael-yael-van-der-wouden-the-safekeep-2024-hardback-9780241652305-58089612607827.jpg?v=1730220477","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/yael-van-der-wouden-the-safekeep-2024-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}