The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden Hardcover Book

Description: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revengeIt is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mothers 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 Isabels doorstep - as a guest, there to stay for the season...In the sweltering heat of summer, Isabels 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. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Yael van der Wouden is a writer and teacher. She currently lectures in creative writing and comparative literature in the Netherlands. Her essay on Dutch identity and Jewishness, "On (Not) Reading Anne Frank", has received a notable mention in The Best American Essays 2018. The Safekeep is her debut novel and was acquired in hotly-contested nine-way auctions in both the UK and the US. Rights have sold in a further twelve countries. THE SAFEKEEP is shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024. Review Surprising, chilling, and electric. The Safekeep is a simply fantastic work of literature. * Alice Winn, bestselling author of IN MEMORIAM *The Safekeep is a dream of a novel — mesmerizing and shockingly good — it lulls you with the lyrical beauty of its words and then slams you awake with its raw passion and rage. Part silent scream, part breathless love story -- Miranda Cowley Heller, bestselling author of THE PAPER PALACEHaunting and exquisitely poignant -- Claire FullerMoving, unnerving and deeply sexy -- Tracy Chevalier, author of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRINGThe story is resolved in such a bold and tender way that it becomes not merely clever, but indelible -- New York TimesAn impressive debut; I already look forward to Van der Woudens next * Guardian *The Safekeep is a beautiful book, highly charged, tense, shocking and heartbreaking in equal measure.…One of those rare books that feels as if its been there all along, waiting to be given a voice. And what a voice this is. -- Rachel Joyce[A] mesmerizing debut....A novel of redemption as much as revenge, The Safekeep has the pacing and twists of a thriller * Bookpage *Tantalizing... fans of Patricia Highsmith and Ottesa Moshfeghs Eileen will find much to admire here. * Vulture *An astonishingly skillful debut, The Safekeep manages the rare trick of being both gripping and intimate. A twisting, elegant, intriguing story about the secrets we hide in our homes and hearts - and how it only takes one person to unlock the past. -- Joanna Quinn, bestselling author of THE WHALEBONE THEATREElevated from a beautifully written lesbian romance to a shocking unmasking of the legacy of the Holocaust, this book will move and grip you. * Times Summer Reads *A beautifully realized book, nearly perfect, as van der Wouden quietly explores the intricate nuances of resentment-hued sibling dynamics, the discovery of desire (and the simultaneous discovery of self), queer relationships at a time when they went unspoken, and the legacy of war and what it might mean to have been complicit in its horrors…. A brilliant debut, as multifaceted as a gem. -- Starred Review, KirkusA beguiling love story told in a language that entertains and enthrals * Irish Times *[A] remarkable debut novel * Observer *This thrilling debut novel weaves together an intense lesbian love affair with the hidden legacy of the Second World War… a razor-sharp, perfectly plotted debut novel… This book is worth your time and your patience. Van der Wouden has achieved something significant in The Safekeep, unearthing deeply buried pain and transforming it into a thrilling story. * Sunday Times *Satisfying and shocking * Financial Times *Set a classic long, hot summer plot against the backdrop of 1960s Netherlands and you end up with this classy piece of storytelling * Daily Mail Holiday Reading *Van der Wouden has created a classic plot and executes it perfectly * Daily Mail *[a] simmering, sexy work. * Parade *Ms. Van Der Wouden knows how to wring real emotion from her readers, and The Safekeep is the uncommon book that one experiences in an almost physical way * Wall Street Journal *A strange, dream-like and troubling book, as haunting as the history it examines. Yael Van der Wouden is an extraordinarily powerful writer: its hard to believe this can be her first book. -- Cressida Connolly, author of BAD RELATIONS and AFTER THE PARTYA beautiful book. Incredibly well-observed, surprising, and deeply textured. -- Emma Healey, author of ELIZABETH IS MISSINGThe Safekeep is thrilling: a riveting historical reconciliation and an impossible yet inevitable love story. Superbly wrought—serious, elegant, sexy, devastating. -- Julia May Jonas, author of VLADIMIRThis is a stealthy, simmering novel about complicity and the lies we live by -- Clare PollardI loved this engrossing, claustrophobic debut novel, the best Ive read so far this year. Youll be hearing a lot more about this. -- Tom RowleyThis is an intimate novel, closely and brilliantly observed, with characters that while not likable are perhaps explainable...This is van der Woudens first novel, and its an accomplished debut * New York Journal of Books *Perfectly plotted and deeply surprising. A truly poignant debut novel, it will stay with you long after you turn the last page * Service95 *This spine-chilling debut has been getting a deserving amount of praise since its publication * iNews - The 30 best books to read in summer 2024 *[an] impressive début novel * New Yorker *It is the only book I have read this year that has made me cry. . . . Van der Wouden has produced the rare novel about World War II, the Holocaust, and their aftermath that succeeds in feeling fully, intimately human. . . . [The plot] twist is not what makes The Safekeep remarkable; what does is the extraordinary, emotional story Van der Wouden crafts around it, and the pitch-perfect voice she brings to the characters who experience its consequences. * The Washington Post *An extraordinary book -- Philippe SandsSatisfying and shocking * FT * Details ISBN0241652308 Author Yael van der Wouden Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780241652305 Format Hardcover Imprint Viking Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General Publication Date 2024-05-30 UK Release Date 2024-05-30 ISBN-10 0241652308 Pages 272 NZ Release Date 2024-08-06 AU Release Date 2024-08-06 Alternative 9780241999776 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161502361;

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